74 
G5 T55 
opy 1 



THE STORY OF 

Gloucester 

MASSACHUSETTS 




THE 

STORY OF GLOUCESTER 

MASSACHUSETTS 



PERMANENTLY SETTLED 1623 



AN ADDRESS PREPARED BY 



EREDERTCK W. TIBBETS 



AND GIVEN BEFORE 



THE CONVENTION OV THE MASSACHUSETTS 



STATE ITREMENS ASSOCIATION 



AT CITY HALL. GLOUCESTER 



THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER 2L 1916 



.q ST6-6 



corYRicirrKn nv krrd \v. tiuukts i»n 



*C!.A4G0785 



MAY -5 1917 



Cl.AHK llIK I'll I Nil II 



K 



(ILOrcKSTKII. MASSACHrSKTTS 



r^ 






Ki-^licrnu'irs Kirlil. now Sta;r<' Koi't l';irk 

I ;l|»|)l-('ci;ltc X'crv lilllcli llic i 1 1 X'il ;lt i( U 1 wllicll ll;is 
IxM'ii cxlciKhM 1 to iiic liy yoiii- dircctoi-s lli;it I should 
|>|-(']»;irc Jlllil (lcli\"('|- ;l |);l|>c|- ;it vniir ;illlHl;ll (•(ill\"clit ii "ll 
at ( ilduccstci'. and of wliosc liistory coN'criiiu" llii'cc 
(•(•iilurics of existence you have so kindly asked me to 
speak t(t yon. It is in response to that iiixitation that I 
am with yon today, to tell y<»n the story of the hraxc 
and eonrai;('ons men who early in the se\-ent cent h eeiitnrv 
huilded so well the place they setll(M|. and of those othel" 
men and women who ha\"e iiexcr in all tiie years since 
then lost faith nor douhlecl that hei'e upon the rui>,'i;'ed 
headlands of old ( \ape .\nn at Jeuiilh there would he 
fouml the (Mty Pi'osperous and the('ity iMMUtiful. I 
cainiot in the hi'ief time at my disposal attempt to co\-ei- 
in a few words the many things of ahsoi-hin^- int<'rest 
ahout ( doucestei' and hei- liistoi'v. I am, thei'efoi'c, asking 
that you will listen as I tell to you some thinus that lia\'e 
seeme(| to me the most im|)ortaiit ahout this city. 

Gloucester will celebrate its 300th Anniversary 
in 1923. 



In I'.»'_?n. three years hence, the thi'i-e hundredth 
anmx'ersary of the settlement at I'lymouth will lie cele- 
hrated with the considei-al ion that its im|)ortance in the 



4 (il.OlCJ^STKU. .MASSACIirSKTTS 

liistnfv of this ('(tuiiti'V (Iciiiniids. l)Ut the scltlcmciit ;it 
IMyiiioutli \v;is that oF a hand of Pilg-iinis seeking in a 
new worM tlic opportunity to worsliij) ( rod l)ut witli a 
limitation, that is, to worsliij) (iod accorfhng to tlioii- 
own ideas. The Pilgrim j^^ithers eame to this countiy 
not primarily to found a state, nor were they adventui-ous 
men seeking in a new country new oppoi'tumlties for husi- 
ness, eommeive and wealth. If hinidre(ls of thousands 
of the l>eoi)le of this eounti-y in 11)20 joui-nev down to 
IMvmouth and to Pi'ovineetown. for Pi-ovineetown has 
as much i-ight to share the glory of this tereentenaiy 
eelehration of a landmark in the counti'vs history, much 
moi'e should they not foi"get to come to ( doueestei' and 
to Cape Aim whei'e three years latei' will he ('eleh|-ate(l 
the three hun(lre(lth anni\-ersai'y of the founding of the 
Massachusetts liay Colony. 

And it is to ( 'ape Aim. another important landmark 
in our history, that you men of Massacliusetts, repre- 
senting the same courage and the same adventurous 
daring that did the men who came here in \iV2'.\. have 
come for this your annual con\-ention. 1 challenge 
anvoiie to deny that the men who eom|)ose the Fire 
1 )epartiiients of the cities and towns of Massachusetts, 
whether they are the permanent men in those depart- 
ments or only those designated as call men. dis|»lay the 
same strong ((ualities of manhood as d(» those who go 
down to the sea in ships that as lishermeii they may 
wrest from old ocean their li\'eliho(»d. To <lo and dare 
ill the fac<' of gra\'e danger and under e\-ery circumstance 
-'laiiips t he hero and we lind them as lireiiieii and as 
(isliernieii. a- men in all walks of life. 

Visits of Early French and English Navigators. 

I might. <lid I ha\-e the lime, s|>eak to you <if the 
])resume<l \isits of the ad\"enlurous Norsemen to this 
rugge(l coast almost ten centuries ago, hut tradition is 
not fact and tradition uiisupporle(l is mere romance, I 



(ILOUCESTKK. ^[ASSAClirSETTS 



would, were it p()ssil)le, tell you soiuethiug of the early 
Freneli and English navii^ators in the heginnings of the 
seventeenth eentury, of liartholoniew (losnold in 1(>()"2, 
of Martin Pring in l('»n;i and of many othei-s of those 
hardy men who must have seen even if they did not 
land upon oni- shoi-es. 1 would like to say something 
of the JM-eneh riiamplain, who in KiOonnd !"(*»( )(*> visited 
these sh(a-es and made a landing and a map and called 
this harhor of oui's, "Le l>eau Poll."" heautiful today as 
then. 1 would like to tell you something of the trihes 
of Indians who lived here in those old days and wor- 
shipix'd the ( Ireat Si)irit at Tahlet Rock. And 1 
would like to speak of John Smith, who in 1()14 was 
undouhtedly the first Englishman to plant his foot uj^on 
oui-soil and who n:une(| the fair headlaixlTragahigzanda 
soon elianged to ("ape .\nn h\' Pi-inee Charles in hoiioi- 
of his m(»thei-, Anne of Denmark. All these things 1 
would like to tell \-ou. did time [x'l'init. 

Foundation of the Massachusetts Bay Colony 
at Stage Fort Park. 

On Stage Foi't Park in P.)()7, eiti/ens of (doucester 
dedicateil a tahlet of hronze set in the primeval houlder 
and the inscription reads 



ON THIS SITE IN 
t()28* 

A ('oini)any of Fislun-mcn and Farmers from Dorchester, 
Kiiglaiid, undiM- the direction of Rev. .)ohn White 

[(HUldetl 

THE MASSACIUSETT.^ 15AY COLONY. 

Frc.in that time, the Fislii-ries, the oldest industry in 

the ('(•muKtuweahh have heen uninterruptedly 

inirsued from this Port. 

Mere in \iV2'^ (iovcrnnr Roger Conant hy wise diph:)macy 

averted hloodshcd Ix'tween cont(Miding faetiens. 

one led hy .Mih-- Standish of Plymoulli. 

th(» other hy ('apt. Hewcs. 

A Notalile Fxemplilication of .Krhitration in tlu' 

Pe-^innings of the New W'erhl. 



c. (ILOrCKSTKi:. MASSACIirSKTTS 

I wniit l«» ciiiplinsizc tins mic iinjjoi-tnnt :ni(l f;ii- 
rcjU'liiiig tart that you have cnuu' to the j)hic(' whtTc 
thiH-e huuthvd vt'ars ago in 1(>'^."> the Massachusetts liay 
C()lony was founded and tliat here, right lien^ in 
(Gloucester, and at Fishermen's Field, you will find oih' 
of the most historie spots in tliis great State of Massa- 
ehusetts. It was to Cape Ann that the men came who 
founded the .Massachus(4ts Bay Colony and estahli<lie(l 
heyond per adventure its first ehurch. its first school 
liouse, its first gathering of men in what afterwaid wa.< 
to l)e("ome the Town fleeting. And it was on j-'ishei-- 
men's Field, now Stage Fort I'ai-k. at tlie entrance of 
the city westward that these things took i)lace. and it 
was from that sj)ot that the settlements went fortli which 
wei-e to lead u\) to IndependcMU-e. to the Constitution 
and tlie Fnitcfl States of Amei-ica. And 1 want y<tu to 
hcai- in mind that there is this distinction hetween the 
i-olonies at Plymouth and at ('ape Ann. Flymouth 
founded hecause of sentiment. Cape Aim hecause of the 
desire to estahlish under law a husiness enterprise. 

Tablet Commemorates the Establishment 
of the Fisheries. 

l)Ut what more d(tes the great hron/e tal>lel lell to 
you and me? It tells of the estahlishmeiit (»n that -ile 
of the tisliing and the tisheries. the oldest of all tlie in- 
dustries of the Conuuonwealth and it tells us. too. that 
continuously without interru|)tion that industry has heen 
carric'l on here. 1 ask you to tell me if any similar Fact 
is true of any other ]»lace in all New Fnglaii<l. In 1(>"_:."> 
this place hecame a landmark as the |>ioii(,'j,'r lishing 
j)ort of the New World, ci'adle of New |-Jigland"s com- 
merce and mn-<e'-y of the .\niericaii Navy. That it 
holds today, and when we >])eak of (iloucester we Hr>t 
thiid< of her as the great fishing [>ort of the Inited 
States, a position she has held uninterrupte(lly iieai-ly 
now three centuries. Through storm and -un<hini'. in 



(ii.orcKsTKn. :\[AssA('ursi':TTS 




WliMtl Willi \csscls 



winter and smuinci- 
iHonths, tills iiidiistrv 
lins l)«HMi pursued, wow 
with iiood luck, now 
^^^ with poor, ill iiiaiiy a 
year l)riiii;"iiiii" sori'ow 
and sutTei-Jng to many 
homes hy i-eason of dis- 
aster on the deep, hut 

always })ushini>; oiiwai-d 
and n])ward and wi-in^- 
inu' tVom out the hi-iiiy 
sea weahh and pi'ogi'ess. 
A nd yet ai2;aiii. this 
tahh't tells a yet sti'ong- 
er fact that hei-e on old 
( 'ape Ann the u"i-eat 
pi-iiiciph' of Arliitration 
was lirst set forth and 
what ]iii,uht ha\-e ended in hloo(lshe(l was wisely a\'erte(| 
hy the (hploiiiaev and taet of i{oi»;er Conant, lii'st of the 
loiiii" line of ( !o\'ernors wli(» haxc Ik »no red this ii,rand old 
( "onniion wealth. \\y wise dij)lomaev did I say, yes and 
hy that diplomacy teaehiiiL!; tlie lesson of the ( ioldeii 
Kule to settle di-^putes hetweeii man and mail and 
het ween nations and nations. 

Settlement at Cape Ann Was Never Abandoned. 

I ask yon to keep in mind these ihiiiii's as 1 hasten 
on to show an<l j)ro\"e to you that you ha\"e come in 
ll'lC) to one of the shrines of the New World to which 
in future years people will come more and more as they 
learn the history that has heeli made on this, the 
ruu'liiMlest headland of the Wax State. 

The feehle settlement at ('a|)e .Villi iieNcr faltered. 
Some of the earliest colonists wearied and discoui'ai^'ed 
went over the shore to S;ilem. some returned to I'aiiAiand 



GLOUCESTER . M A SSA ( J I ESETTS 



^'-' 



. <*' T^^ Si. 




First ll,,iiv,. ,.,v,t,.,| ,,n |- i.i,,. 



iHit tl„Mr places won- taken l.y (.tlua-s and still others 
""t,ln) KUiMlietown of (Houeest.r was ineorponite.l 
(named after ( doueester. Knuland. wluMiee n.anv of tl„. 
settlers of that year <-an.e ) and the first st,.p'in the 
struggle was ()\ei\ 

Pxdween ]i\2:l and ]iW> th,> fVehh> settlement on 
JMshermen s Field, where the (irst honse had Immm, 
ereeted, the iishing stages set up. the salt works started 
and from whose beaclies tlie ])rimitive fishing hoats had 
sailed fortli to reap tlie harvests of the deep.' had fa.led 
away. The settlers who remaine.l and others who 
fnhowcMl hnilt in <.thers<>ctionsand in l(;;;i we lin.l a 

HohinsonatAnnis.piam.an.-estorofthatoth.M-lJohin-on 
''''"' '" '''■■• "<■"■ ^vhat is nowth." tVrrvlandin-at Ka-t 




CMoucoster IS30. .V.„„ LVny I.MM.lin^, wIk-,.- (irst •'Scoone.- w.s .Munol.ed. 



(iLorcKSTEi;, M.\ssA('iirsi-:TTs o 

( iliHiccslci'. unvc ;i lit'W imiiu' to tlic iiKM'caiitilo vocabu- 
larv and a new I'i^' to tlic coiuiiiciTc of the \vorl<l. for in 
tliat ycai- as a x-csscl wliicli lie liad laiilt was ii:oiiii!; off 
the stocks, a hystandcf crviiin' out "Sec liow slic 
sc'ooiis." a "scooiici" let hcrlx'."' replied l\ol>insoiK and 
adde(l eni})liasis was gi\('n to tlie term 1)V reason of 
tile way in which she was rigii'e(l. 

Some Important Events of the First Century 
of the Town. 

The story of the first century of dur history isali\'e 
with intei'estiuii' ex'ents. I^'echle thouiih the heii-inninu's 




Mei-tiiiK House Green 



wei'c. the sj)ii'it of dctei-niiiiat ion nevei- l'alt('re<l and the 
growth in population and in husiness entei-j)rise was 
constant th(aigh at times exceedingly slow. l{ichard 
Blynman, the first ministei-aftei' the incorporation, made 
CajX' Ann an Island hy the cut in "S(piam Hivei- in 
l(if."l near where the hridge now sj)anning that i-i\'er on 
Western a\-enue is named for him. Within ti\"e years 
of its incorpoi'ation we find a ship to ha\e hcen huilt. a 
military company oi-gani/e(l. a meeting house ci-ecteil. 
the second since the settlement in 1(»2.'). and hoth 
locate(l as wei-e the sex'eral that wei'e to follow near what 
is now UiKtwn as Ah'cting Ilouse (ii-eeii up in town, a 
hurial plac<' laid out, the })i'esent ancient huiwing ground 



10 (iLorcKs'i'i-:!!. M.\ss.\('iirsi-:T'rs 

oil ( '('iilciininl ;i\'ciiu('. I'^vcii ;it lliiscnrlv i»cri<)<l llicrc 
were sliipw riii,lits nnd cnrpciitci-s mid the Ix'uiiiniiiiis of 
;i coastwise (•oimiici'cc. tlic carrying of cai^ii'ocs of wood 
lo Salem and l)osloii and other iieai'l)y ports. Witliin 
tell vears the tii'st saw mill liad lieeii ereete(l and williin 
Iweiilv tlie first corn mill at wliat is now the urist mill 
at Iii\"erdale. where e\"er since corn has heen uronnd 
and the husiness of tli<' miller carrie<l on. W'e read of 
the first i!;arrisons as defences ayainst the Indians under 
Kiiiii' IMiilip ( ir)7(>)- <»f the stoi'v of the days of witch- 
(M-aft (KV.I'J) wliich fortunatcdy ilid not ohtain a lirm 
foothold here, of the estahlishnient of the ferry to t he 
West oi' Second TaiMsh (1(»',)4 ). of the Mrst >clioolmaster 
(1()US), of the first watch house at what is now known 
as The l^'ort (17<)o). of the trade in carii'oes of sand 
(IT'io). As early as \{'u){) some of our settlei's liad re- 
mo\'e(i to New London, ('onn.. and others remo\-ed to 
New i'^almouth. .Maine in \~'2~. and still others in I"."')*) 
went still furthei- into the .Maine wilderne-^s. and founded 
there the town of New <d<»ucester. 

Town an Early Sufferer from Shipwrecks 
and Marine Losses. 

.\s earlv as l(».";oa terrilde shipwreck oc(airre(l off 
onr shore hv which twenty and more li\'es were lost and 
the island where t wo of those sa\('(l t hen hecame known 
as Thacliers island aii<l is so known at the present time, 
and on this inland the twin liuht houses were huilt 
and in 1771 lirst liuiitc'l to <i'\-V(' and warn the mariners 
at sea which they have done in all the years since. 
.Maii\' and serious hax'c heen the shipwrecks on our 
coast since then and the toll of lixcs lost has indeed 
heen heaxv. 

In 1 7 H» the lirst of the loiiu' line of di^astei-s to our 
lishinii Meet took plac'' as serious in loss of life then as 
in so manv. many a year since that early period. We 



(;L()("('i:srKi;. MAssAciiisi-yrrs 



11 




ol.l) l-OKI 



i-(';i<l of tlic coiniiiu- (»r tlic lii'-^t pliysiciaii ( 1 71'_! ). oftlic 
i'\v-\ Wdi-klioiisc ( 171') )• '»t 11h' pirates wlio tlircatriK^d 
(•iir \('s-('ls ;iii(l our shores ( 17'24), <»f tli<' final |>ui-cliasc 
of tlic I iidiaii riii'lits l'<»i- s('\('ii i»i- ciiiiit p(>uii(U ( 1 7< •( ) ). 
of llic ('stal»lisliiiiciil of what was then known as the 
<hsti-ict school system ( I7."')")) and exactly one linndi-ei| 
vcMfs after its incoi-poi-;it ion of the ei-ection of the lii'st 
fort (I71"j!) on the xcry spot where thiiiy-sexcn yeai's 
hefore the lirsl watch had hceii est;ihlishe(l. 

Progress Shown at the Beginning of the 
Second Century. 

The lirst centni-y of the histo|-y of the town had 
closed. Within that time the li^hinu' husiiiess had hccii 
lirndv estahlishe*!. <liip hnildin.u' was heinu' eai'i'ied on. 
coastwise connnei'ce ;i sonrce of income. 'The popniatioii 
had ii'rown. new settlers had come tnkiiiii" the place 
of those who had left, tin-ee paiashes heside the pai-ent 
clmrcli had heen e<tal>lislied. one at West Tafish 171(t 
(the second), one at .\nnis(|uam I 7'j!S (the third), 
and one ""np in town" I74."*> (tlie foui-lli). for with 
the u'rowth in population an<l the de\-elopment of 
the hshinu' the centre of the town had clian,U(M| aiul was 
now neai'ci' the liai'hoi- and the hai'hoi- water front, and 
so the memher> of the lirst pai'ish hail r(ano\'e<l fi'om 
Meetini;' House (ireeii and were now worshippinu' in a 
new and laruer meeting" hou-e. which had heen erected 



12 



(ILULCKSTEIt. MASSAC 'II IS I:TTS 




1 1 i I I n I i 

ij mil ill 

Mcctiii'r House IT.W 



(111 \vli;il \\;is then ( 'oriiliill 

now .Mi<l(ll(' street, :iii(l 

on the xcry site where 

it is now worsh i ppi iiii" 

th( >nii'h ill :i newer ehnreh. 

And with (• h II re h ;i nd 

sch< iitl nnd t( (Wii meet ini;;. 

tliere iijitiirnny ennie the 

old time tnxcrii. the Hrst 

ill town heiiiii' tdiat of 

.hiiiies Ste\"eiis who (\\<- 

peiised lodging and food 

at what is known as the 

i'llerv mansion near the 

(Ireeii. ereete(| al>ont 171(1, ■ind known not many years 

after as the Stexcns taN'ern and here oiir early records 

tell lis that ■■lieker" was paid for oiit of the money of 

the taxpayers wheiieNcr the selectmen met. Ilitw 

chaiige(l the times. 

The Second Century in the History of the Town. 

The second century open- with the j-'rench war. 
1 7 h"». in which (lloiice^ter iiohly did her whole duty. 
I wi>li I had t he time to tell yon something of what that 
part was and of the (h-amatic story of i*eg Wesson, the 

witch. That I ha\'e not 
the time to do. I 11 I 7") I 

the Samly I >ay i'arish was 
iiicorporat<'<l. the lifth in 
town. Sandy Way whose 
lir-t -ettler wa< l{i(diard 
Tarr. I"r( >ni its iiic( irpora- 
t ion as a parish this |)ortioii 
of the town grew and 
pro-pcrcd until in I S jo it 
hccame hy the act of the 
Leuislature the town of 




(;i.()r(!l<:STK15, MASSAClirSlOTTS 



i:-5 



Kockpoi-t. In 1 7.") 1 the excise ;U't and ill 1 T.")!') the stamp 
act were roiisiiiii; oui* peojjic in j)repai'ati()ii foi* the hiic 
events wliieli were soon to follow, events that led np 
to Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill, to the 
1 )eclaration of ln(h'j)endence, the war of the Revolution, 
to ^'ol•ktown and at length to tlie reality of the I'liite'l 
Stat<'s of Aniei-ica. In all these events (doucester and 
its citizens never faltered, active })articii)ants in the 
preiiniinai'v struggles, sending more than its (|Uota to 
i)unkei- Mill and then into the i-anks of the American 
Army, doing still as gi-eat service as privateersmeii on 
the sea. l)i'a\-e and courageous in their calling as 
tishei-men. e(|ually hraN'e and courageous fighting for 
Liherty and I ndependeiice. 

/riie War of the ivcvolution had c1os(m|. Its effect 
lia<l heen heavily felt in this town and i)o\'erty and 
suffering was toucdiing severely the jx'ople. It was 
thej-efore, with great rejoicing that they learned in 17S:l 
that Peace had heen declare<l. The years that followe<l 
soon I'cstored conlidcnce and conljdcnce hegat prosjx'iity 
and progress. 

It would he interesting to tell you of the a|)pearance 
of the old town at the close of this war. to desci-ihe the 
crooke(l sti'cets, to s|)eak of the old houses and of the 
customs of those other days and then to refer e\-eii hriefiy 
to the then prominent families, many of them not now 
represented in the city. All these things would proxc 
fascinating I'eading. I would like to tell you of the old 
time training days, the gi-eatest holiday of the yeai'. 
when the diffei-eiit military companies fi'om the different 
j)arts of the town gathere<l and under the command of 
their colonel spent the day in military drill, of the march 
(tf the Honey rinks headed hy hfe and drum into town 
from across the cut. whose approa(di was the signal that 
the great events of the day were really coining, the 
lloiiev Pinks whose descendants within the week lia\"e 



14 



(JLOrCESTKIJ. MASSACIIl'SKTTS 



oiicc ;m;lill j)|-(>\('(l tli(> iiicttlc of tlicil- liinkc up 1>V ;H1 
imnsioii into a iicai- l>y liauilct. 

Foundations of Universalism Laid in Gloucester. 

I now conic to another of the ii'i'cat events which 
win e\'ei' make ( Jlouccstcr famous. I can only refer to 
it in the hi'iefcst way. In ITTnJohn Mun-ay. the first 
pi-eachei- of the gi-eat doctrine of I iii voi'salism hm(h'(l in 
.\nierica. The yeai" |)i*evious tlie most rej)resentati ve 
and inihiential citizens of the town of ( doucester had 
h'arne<l something of 
what tlHMlocti'ine was 
that .Mui'i-ay preache<l 
and hy the time he ' / 
reache(l l)()ston liad 1/ 
read of him. It was f 
not loliii' hefore he 
was in\-;te<l to < ilou- 
cester and here he 
came in 1 77 I and for 
1 wen t y I oiiii' years 
ministere(| to his peo- 
l)le. In I7S0 the lii'st 
I iii\-ersalis1 (diurcdi 
huildinii' ill the world 
was erecte(l on the 
land where the l^i'ad- 
ford hlock on Main 
street now stands and 
then in ISOi; the 

splendid church huildini;' now standing on the coi-ner of 
(diurch and Middle sli-eets was huilt and de<licatetl. 

The coming' of Muri'ay to ( llouccstei- an<l t he eNcnts 
that it le<| up to were in many i-espects as impoi'tant as 
any that had liappeiie(l in the history of t his count ry. 
I f ex'ents le(l up to Lex invito 11 and ( 'oiicoi-d ;md lUinkei' 
Mill and Independence, aiul the fonndiiiu' on this 




I'liiviTs.ilisI CImicli. cicclcd lM)(i 



(il.ore'KSTElJ, MASSACHUSETTS lo 

coiitiiiciit of a govci'iiniciit whose coi-ncr stone is Lil»erty 
and the e([iiality of ah men nnder the \:\\\\ so <h<l tlic 
(iglit which Murray and his friends, the I'niversalists, 
nia(h' in (Th)ii('ester h'ad up to the I.iliertv of tlie pe()])l(» 
to worship ( lod in theii' own way and to the e(]nahty of all 
hehefs and creeds nndei- the law. Murray and his friends 
hei'c made the tii^ht not alone for l^nivcrsalists, hut foi* 
the L'nitarian and the r>a{)tist and the Methodist and the 
K})iscopalian and the Catholic an<l the Jew and for all the 
different hodies of I'eliiiious |)eople no mattei- what their 
name oi' creed and e\'en foi* those who do not helieve in 
church or creed aiul all these jx'oples owe a deht to that 
eai'ly hand of I'liiversalists, feehle and few in nuniher, 
which can never he })aid. Hut yet again, this same socie- 
ty of I iiiversalists wei"e pioneei's in the anti-slavery cause 
for it was theii' second minister, the Kev. Thomas Jones, 
who wrote in 1 Si ;5 these wor(ls after attending the funei'al 
of one of his j)ai-ishionei's, ( doster l)alt<tn, one of the 
signers of its chai'ter of com|)act. ITS,"), — 

'"IIo was a native i>r Africa and liroufilil away as a 
slave (so called ). For there are no Slav(^s. All Men are 
horn Free." And these words ante(lated the Emancipation 
Prttclamation tifty years. 

Charter of Tyrian Lodge of Masons Bears 
Historic Signatures. 

Nor must 1 forget to tell you at this time of the 
institution in Mai'ch. 1770. of J'yi-ian Lodge of Masons, 
one of the oldest Masonic lodges in the State, whose 
charter, j)i-ecious doc-ument that it is, hears the signatui'es 
of (leneral Joseph \\'arren. who fell five yeai's latei- at 
r>nnkei- Hill and of Paid Ixeverc. whose eai'ly nioi-ning 
ride on the nineteenth of .\pi-il. 177."). will go I'inging 
down the ages as long as pluck and daring make the 
heai't heat (piicker at the I'ccital of theii' (leeils. and, still 
moi'c precious, whose jewels ai'c the handiwoi'k of that 
same Ivex'ei'c. |)ioneei- Pati'iot of Massachusetts. The 



Ki GLOrCKSTKU, .MASSACIirSKTTS 

Iiistoiy of this Lodge of Masons foi- now a ccntuiT and 
a half is singuhii'ly interwoven with the hest in the hfe 
of this town. Strange indeed tliat in ITTOtliis Lodge was 
instituted niostlv hy the men wdio tlie 3^ear before had 
h'ai'ned of the faith of rnivei'salisin, wdiose coi'iier stone 
rests u[)on the Fatherliood of ( Jod and tlie l)i-otherhood 
of Man. and wlio four yeai's hitei* were to hecome tlie 
hrst I'niversahst Society in tlie World. Sti'ange, did I 
say? 

Developments in Transportation and the 
Arts of Peace. 

rndei- the hi'neiieent effects of the adoption of the 
( Constitution ( doueestei- grew in wealth and ])o[)ulation 
and the history foi' the next centui'v and iiioi'e is the 
history of achievement and development. As we 

lmri-i(Mlly ]-e\'iew the events of greater importance we 
rea<l of the esta])lishment of the Custom House, I7S1). 
and Postotlice. \~i\'2, of the earliei' history of the stage 
coach as the means of communication hetween distant 
points to he followe(l in hSfT hy the o|)ening of a hranch 
of the l']astei-n Railroad gi\ing ti'ain ser\-ice to iiostoii 
until at tlu' present time a train an hour or oftener each 
way makes this hi-anch one of the hest paying pai'ts of 
the liostoii and Maine system, of the street railway 
devidopment in all directions locally and as component 
parts of the i)ay State Railroad, of the coniing of the 
automohile until locally uidess one happens to own one 
he is not consi(lere<l to he in good foi'iii. and hecause of 
which our um'i\alle(l sea shore i)roperly will he all made 
availahle for summer homes, of the telegraph, the 
teIei)hone and the numherless otliei- time saving dexices 
that lia\"e lielpe(l t he de\'elopment of ( doucestei- business, 
and (inally on our (»wii shores the gi'eat inxcntion of the 
younger llanmioiid. adopted son of our city. 

We must not forget that under the iidluciicf of the 
( 'onstitulioll (doucestei- l('cei\'e(l ;i \isit from the far 



(II.orCKSTKIL .MASSA("HrSh:TTS 




Vi<\v of (iloucester 1«IT (Bi-aclii 



faiiKMl sen sci'jx'i it in 1 Si 7. the ^i nil t monster of the dec}) 
ill Iciiiitli ;i liuii(li-('(l tVct or more, in size nroimd the 
Ix'lly us Inriic as a good sIzcmI harrcl and witli a nioiitli 
two feet wide from whose de])tlis shot forth a forke(l 
toiiii-nc. and whose \-isit is x'oiiehed for i)V the most 
rei)utahl(' of the citizens of those (hivs whose word was 
asii'ood as tlieii' hoiuL Ten yeai's later the lirst news|)a])er 
was puhlishecl in the town, The (doucester Tele,ii-ra|)h, 
and then came the ( doucester Lyceum, whose eti'orts to 
(hsseminate knowh'du-e hy the lecture course led (inailv 
to the piihlic lihrai-y so richly eiidowe(l in the latter part 
of the past century hy that prince of nati\e horn 
heiiefactors, Sainuel K. Sawyer. 

Town Showed Patriotism by Many Enlistments 
in all National Wars. 

The wars of lSi'_? ;ni<i lS4o found (doucester read\" 
to do and suffer to the hmit of her resources, while the 
terrihle hattle for sui)remacy in iSi;] -1 SC),") hetweeii the 
North and the South resulted in a \ictory fora ( Joxcrn- 
meiit of and for and hy the i)eoj)l(' with i'^reedom 
written stroiiii" all o\cr the ( 'oiistitiitioii. and in this 
terrihle contlict from the callin_i>- of the Minute Men in 
April. ISCd. until the surrender at A pi)omatto.\ ( 'ourt 
I louse in A|)ril, 1 Slio, ( doucester did more than she was 
(•aUiMl to do on land and sea, as (doucester has always 



18 



(JLOrC'ESTER, MASSACHISKTTS 



(lone. And wliat has Uccii that I'ecoi-d since 1(>7'") wlicn 
ill the iirst Indian War slic contrihutcMl 1() nicii, one- 
([iiartcr of her male popnlation, to inihtarv service. In 
the French War (174-")), 7l^( linen saw stirvice, in the War 
of tlie KcN'olution loCto, in Shay's Rel)elIion, a small 
affair, 44, in the War of IS] 2, ')')'! men in the Army and 
the Navy, in the A\'ar of the Ixehellioii, ]r)(l()m(Mi into 
the Army and l."!.") into the Xavy, in the war of 1S*.)S. 
.")()() men, and in the very latest tronhle on the Mexican 
horder, our own Co. (t. Eiglith Massachusetts, was 
amoiiii' the very first compjuiies to re^port and to h(^ 
recruiteil to the full vrar strength footing. l*rou«l-of 
these records, tliat time can nev<M- obliterate, we of this 
generation pay willing trilnite of api)reciation to the 
Heroes of all the W^n-s. 

Citizens Never Niggardly in Support of Education. 

Kvents iiionmmI rai)idly these last liundre*! years. 
The reorganization of the School l)epartnieiit in 1S4*.', 
one of the nohlest acts e\-er performe(l hy oui- people 
affords the o])portunity to hricHy re\iew some steps in 
the upward [)rogress of education on Cape .Vnn. As 
(virly as I (')'.)() st<'[)s 
were taken to secure 
a schoolmaster, hut 
it was not until two 
years later that one 

was employed, wlieii |g| ,? 

44iomas ITiggs, Sen- | ^^^ 
ior, was engaged at t»^i,.« 
the munificent salary ivi-icn, \v.iui.- S(ii..,,i 

of one shilling six] )e nee per day when actually em ploy e( I. 
'idiat was the Hrst important step. Since then the 
j)i-ogress has l)een steady, sure, and ( doucester citi/ens 
ha\-e never st!iite(l their support of their schools. .\t 
the present time schools, school huildings. school system, 
school teachers, sclioctl chililreii and school manancment 




( JL( )r('l':sTKK, A[ASSA('liUSKTT8 



10 



will (•<>iii[)ai"(' most f:iv(»'al>ly with any town or city in 
the State. The a[)pro[)riation for the snpport of the 
schools tlie pi'esent year is $1()(), .">()(), oi- one-third of the 
total appi'opriation for the cui-rent expenses. The 
numhci- of scholars eni-olle<l in ]\H') was 4(S11). and the 
numhci' of teachei"s 14.'*>. 

Some Notable Sons Who Achieved Success 
Elsewhere. 

(iloucester has had men of literary merit in the })ast 
among these Samuel < iilman. Tnitai'lan i)i'eacher, author 
of ■■|''air Hai-\ard" ; K{)es Sarg(Mit. writt'r and editor 
who wi-ote that stirring hallad. ""A Life on the ( )cean 
\\'a\-e"". Kdwiii I*, \\diipple. note(l essayist. William 
W'intei-. delightful writer and griMtest of li\ing <lramatic 
critics. Among the men and women of the pi'esent 
generation tlx'i-e ai'e many who will write their names 
well to the top Uj)on the sci'oll of fame foi' achievement 
in literature or science. Her i"ecoi-d in the Ai'my is 
most ci'e(litahle. her tii-st West Point gi-aduate. Colonel 
.lolin H. Calef, Hred the first gun at (lettyshurg, the 
deciding hattle in the W'ai- of the Kehellion. whih- in 
i-ecent years she has 
kept at the .Militaiy 
.\cademy six inen in 
succession (a record 
without a pai-allel) 
who ai'e giving and 
will give good ac- 
count of themselves 
in the service of their 
country, while in the 
Xavy she has sent 
many of her sons who 
as otticei's oi- men 
have iievei- failed in 
the i-iiial test of all. to 

do theil' Wh<»le dutV. Cluucli Lady of Good Voyafre 




•20 



(;L()rcKSTi:rv. .MAssAciirsKTTs 



I'^'oiii the one fi-jiil rcliiiious paiMsh of tlir mrlicst 
times \\c liiid t'lic sniiic steady i>i-()\vtli tliat lias 
(•hara('terize<l all her otliei- aeti\ities until t«t(lay we have 
'24 chiireh ()i'gariizati(ins, many of them owning tine 
church ('(liHces, all of them doing their pai't in the moi-al 
uplift of the conununity while su[)})lenienting tlieii- woi'k 
a well housed Young .MeiTs (Christian Association 
occupies a no small })ai-t in the Christian life of 
(iloucester. 

Unprecedented Growth of the Fishing Industry. 

The growth of the tislnng and the lishei-ies undei- 
tremendous ohstacles has heen most constant dui-ing all 
the years since l()j?.'), its i"ec()i-(l one of triumph fi'om its 




Mod. I h I \ |i. I- i-hiiiu \fssel. Utlti." 

humhle hegininngs on l-'ishei-mens I'^ield. As early as 
ICiol we lind (ishing stages in the hai'horand (ishermen 
iMni)loye<l. a century later se\-enty vessels were thus 
em))love<l. ill 177'") the numher had increased to SO with 
a hurtheii of 4(HH) tons. With all the changes that havt^ 
taken place, with all the losses at sea oi' along the 
('(►asts, losses that must liaxc staggere(l any hut the 
stoutest hearte(l. with the transfer of many \'essels to 
(»tliei' j)orts. with one of its most important hranches 
making lioston its head([uarters (the fresh lish husiness) 



( ; \A )rrK8TER, .Massachusetts 



21 



witli tlic i-;i(lic;il cliaiiii'c in tlie National jxtlicy toward 
tlic iislici'ics, with tlic sci'ious iiitcniational coinplications 
tliat lia\(' lianipcrcMl at times the business, with the 
cliaiiiics ill the riu; and the model and finally in tlie 
method of cai-ryini!; on the l)usin('ss hy \vhi(di 
consolidation of ctTort, hi-ains and capital have l>i'ou,i;ht 
ahout n-|-eatei- cfHciency, (Tloucester still, I'ctains her 
supremacy as the ■NFastei- Fishing Port of the Tnited 
States. The recoi'ds of the Custom House show that on 
June •')<). l'.M('), thei-e wei'e 12S vessels eni'olled hei'e, 
carrying 2 loo men. these vessels heing 20 tons and over 
and SS vessels, cai'rying oOO men, these vessels heing 
undei- 20 tons, a grand total of 21 (> vessels, gross tonnage 
lo.l;5,"), cai'i-ying nearly ."{.OOO men. And the futui-e 
nex'ei- looke(l hrightcr with lai'ge increases in the mmd)ei- 
of vessels, of largei' tonnage and emj)loying many more 
men. 

To gi\-e the I'ccord of the fish i'eceij)ts, the numhei* 
of the men em])loyed and the N'alue of the j)roducts 
lande(l from ( doucestei" lishing vessels, to attem|)t to tell 
you of some of the l»ig stocks and the hig shai'cs is too 
l>ig a task for me to undertake. It is oidy in recent 
years that any attempt has heeii made to otlicially do 
these things. The Cajx' Ann .Vdvertisei- an<l its 

successor the (doucestei' I )aily Times, furnish the hest 
statistics and co\-eriiig more than ()0 yeai's of the life of 
this city, their columns are \-ei-itahle gold mines of 
infoi'uiation in i-egard to these matters. \'ery hi'ietfy, 1 
might say that in 1S17. sixty-nine years ago, (doucestei- 
had 2S7 vessels, tonnage gi'oss 12,.")54, employing'nu'n 
and hoys 17S7, and the value of the tishing product for 
that yeai- was :i>r)S'.).:;r)4. In P.llo ( doucester vessels 
landed at least 120,000,000 pounds of fish of all kinds, 
fresh and salte(l, and tlx' value of its pi-oducts was at 
least .f."),27(»,0(H). 'jdie i)i'esent year has heen nuich moi'c 
])rosperous. Some of the lai'gest stocks ha\'e so far 
heen made and the individual shai'es have heen i-ecord 
hreakers. 



0-) 



CLOrCKSTKR, MASSACIUSKTTS 



Mackerel Fishery Marked with Wide Fluctuations. 



Tlic iii.-ickcrcl fislici'ios. one of tlic most iiii[)oi't;int 
!)i*ancli('s, has shown vaiyiiiii' success dui-iiiii" the past lO.S 
years, that is since 1 SOS when the catch was "i.'^S l>an-els. 
Many times within the |)ast tifty years thei-e have heen 
phenomenal catclies an<l (hu'ing some seasons it would 
seem as if the mackei'- 
el had disappeai'e*! 
altogether, hut again 
and again has the 
tide tui'ne(l. W'e ai'c 
now having a run of 
thei>henomenal luck. 
The i-eceipts of tlie 
( doucester mackei'el 
vessels in llMo were 

close u[) to .")().()()() ^ f ^^ Jul 

hai'rels and the \alne ""^ 
of that catch close to 
$S()(),()()() with some 
of the stocks and the 
shares exceedingly 
high. P>ut r. Ho can- ' 
not he compai'ed with 
the IDIC) recoi-(l so far 
whose catch has al- Mack.ici KisiimiKni 

ready passed the total of last yeai' and the \alue of that 
catch hy I'cason of the high pi'ices nuist he ahoxc the 
million mark. The high stocks of all previous years hid 
fair to he far e.xceetled and the shai'es will e(|ual the 
highest. indeed it is out of the ordinary that is 
happeinng the p|-esent yeai'. If it were possihle to state 
accui'ately the money that the \-essels are making and 
the shai'es that the crews are recei\ing, the statement 
would he -^ui'prising to you. 




(ILOl'CKSTKK, MASSAClirsiOTTS 23 

Losses of Life the Dark Picture in the Fisheries. 

And tlici-c is tlic (lark side of the })ictiir(' of the 
lislicrics. the stoiy of the losses in lives and in ])i-oi)ei'ty, 
the homes wliicli have heen made desolate as father, son, 
hrothei- or othei' relative has gone down into the sea to 
meet his death, the erv of the wido\ve(l and the father- 
less, the i)ovei-ty that the trail has left. It is not all 
snnshine on the watei*. The stoi'in e()mes. the fog 
deepens, a steamer suddenly hears down from out the 
darkness and li\"es ai'e lost, vessids go to the hottom or 
are dri\'en liel])le>s ashore to hreak t<) pieces. It is a 
liea\v j)riee that is paid that yon and 1 shall he ser\(Ml 
with deep sea food, a heavier priee than is the toll of any 
other industry. It has heen impossihle to give you the 
statistics for any hut the more I'ecent years and yet these 
will I am vei'v sure he a i-evelation to you. Since h'^.'lO. 
<S()7 ( Jloucester vessels have heen lost with a moiietaiy 
\alue of .^4,.")4<S,S1(;, and an additional \-alue on the 
(.utiits of at l(>ast $:;()(),<)()(). lUit what is the dollai- 
when human life i> taken into considei-ation. Puring 
these years, fourteen less than a century. l.o;!4 men, 
Ushei-meii sailing out of ( iloucestei'. ha\"e heen lost at 
sea. an ax'ei'age of ")•"! men a yeai' and if a man's life is 
worth .S,"), ()()(), then the monetaiw \-alue of these li\-es 
thus lost is $22, S'j!( ),()()( I. oi- \-ery near the entii-e \aluation 
of the assessed propeiiy of (Gloucester the present yeai'. 

"Milker of Men. wlu'H men :ire Wditii 

The lii^licst i)rieo the tiinos cnii h():\r<l; 

She td-ses hiToes on the deep. 

As h;in<U tos< (Hce iicross ;i lio;ii'<l."" 

It is well W(»ilh knowing that in recent years the 
loss of life is heing steadily re(luced each yeai', due heyond 
a (|Uestion to the fact that the model of the (iloucestei' 
lishing vessel has heen constantly impi-o\-e(l until at the 
l»resent time the type now huilding i-epresents the 
utmost safety that careful study hy pi-actical 'Hshei'inen 
can produce, a ty[)e of vessel that is heing copied hy the 



•24 



GLOUCESTER, M ASSACl I TSETTS 



Ix'st (lesignors of otlioi' craft. In soawortliiiicss, in 
carrying capacity and in sailing power (llouccstcr tisliing 
vessels arc at the ])i-esent time witliont a peei'. 

Sea Fisheries a Mine of Inexhaustible Wealth. 

Some reference has l)een made to the mackerel 
and other fisheries. Since ISOS the mackerel I'cceipts 
aggregate 5,8(S4..')2'.) barrels with a valne of neai-ly 
.fSI ),()()( ),()()(). In some years the receipts have l)een well 
ahove loO.dOO hari-els. The valne of the codlish 

indnstry since 1(')2.'>, the first year that it wascarrie(l on 
in (lloucester has at a consei'vative estimate, amonnte(l 
to $:)()(),( )()(),()( HI. The sea fisheries, are inexhaustihle 
mines of great wealth. (I am nnder deep ohligations 
to Mr. John .1. Pew of the ( !ortoii-l*ew I'^isheries for- 




Kish Kl.-ik.'s 

vei'v valnahle statistics of cei'tain branches of the lisheries 
coxcriiig the past .■)0 yc^^rs in ( doncester ). 

r>ut the half has not heen toM yon <»f the husiness- 
of the (isheries, for there is the hiisiiiess of the cUl'ilig 
and all that enters into the prepai-ation of the (litTei-eiit 
kinds of lish foi- food c<)nsnmption, snrprisingly interest- 
ing, a hnsiness em|>loying Imndi'ecls and hundi-e(ls (jf 
men and women whose wau'es each week total man\' 



GLOrCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 25 

thousands oF dollars, a business that has li'i-own within 
twciity-tivc years to astonishiiiii" pi-i>i)ortions and whose 
directors i-epresent the hiii'liost type of l)usiness 
sasj;a('ity. enteiprise and fai--sightedness. To sj)eak of the 
(!orton-l'ew l''ishei-ies. the Ciinninghain c^' Thompson 
Co., the William 11. Jordan Co., the l^-ank K. Davis 
Co., the I)avid H. I.ane ('<»., is l)ut to mention some of 
the lai'gest lishinii" concerns of ( doucester known every- 
whei-e through the countiy. 

Other Industries Which Show the City's Growth. 

r>ut fishing and the hshei'ies is not the only husiness 
cai'rie*! on in this city. Second in importance comes tlie 
granite industry which has grown fi'om very feehle 
heginnings a little o\'ei- a centui'v ago until it now 
employs many hundreds of men at very remunei'ative 
wages whose thi'ift is shown hy the many homes, neat 
and attractix'e in appearance, that are to he found on 
the north side of the Cape. 

( )idy a hrief refei'eiice can he made to the intei'esting 
history of the growth and <levelopment of this important 
industry from very hund>le ]>eginnings until it at the 
pi'esent time ranks second in the industries of ( doucester 
and ('ape .\nii. .Vs eai'ly as the hegimiing of the 
eighteenth centui-y .loshua Xoi'wood at Sandy J)ay was 
employe(l to cut Hat i»locks of stone foi- mooi'ings foi- the 
lishing hoats at that settlement, these hlocks heing six- 
feet scjuai'c and from ten to lifteen inches thick and 
through a hole cut in the centi'c ahout Hfteen inches in 
diameter an oak hutt. twenty feet in length was inserte<l. 
The st<»ne was then di'oppe(l a |)ro})er distance fi-om the 
shoi'c and thus a safe mooring was afforde(l. Xoi-wood 
also cut mill stones which he sold and thus hecame the 
pioneer stone cutter of ( "aj)e Ann. 

The first stone known to ha\"e heen shipped from 
('ape Ann was (|uai-i-ie(l ahout ISOO near Lohstei' ( 'ove 
and mo\('d on skids was loade<l on a small lishing hoat 



■i(> 



(^LOUC'ESTEH , MASSACHUSETTS 



and taktMi to X('\vl)urv|)ni-t wlici-c it was used as a mill 
stone. 

The real liistoi'V (if the industry liow^'vcr (latcs fi'oiii 
1S2:} wlirn Xclicmiali Knowlton at I'iiicon Cove cut 
sonu"' iivf liundred tons of stone wliicli lie advertised for 
sale and Major Bates of (^uiney, Mass. canit' to Sandy 
Bay and started in to (juany ston(\ From tliat yeai' the 
l)usiness develo]>ed under tlve dii'ection of the })ioneer 
stone men of Kockport, Wdlham Ton-ey who came 
from (^uincy in 1S24. lieniah Colhui'ii, \v/a-.\ I^ames, 
I>enjamin Hale, John Stimson and others, and the 
([uarries on the north side of tlie (Jape fui'uished stone 
for the cliain hridge over the Alerrimac a.nd for the 
i2;o\'ei'mnent fortifications in ])oston liarhor and at the 
Charlestown and l*ortsmouth Navy Yards. ()ther ship- 
ments wre also made to vai'ious places hy sea and e\'en 
to the Pacific ('oast, the West Indies and South Amei-ica. 

The lirst [»a\dni;" hlocks were cut hy .John Stimson 
and the first l)locks now known as the New York pa\"in^" 
hlocks were cut hy lU'uiah Coll)urn, who at one time 
operat(Ml a (piariy at liay \'iew whicli aftei'ward heeanie 
the pro|)erty of the ('ape Ann (ii-anite Co., and is now 
a pai't of the hiii plant of the Ivockport (Iranite ( 'o. 

Jt would he imjtossihle to ti'ace at leiiii'lh the li'i'adual 
hut steady i^rowth of this industi'v from its \-ery hund)Ie 
he<i,inninii"s until at the present lime ('ape Ann (!ranit(^ 
is i-ec()ij;ni/e(l as one of the hest huildinii,' materials in 
this count ry and Kockport paxinii; is i-eiiar<le(l as makiui;' 
foi' the N'ei'y hest of i\»odern hiu'hway huilding. 'i'he 
Kockport (iranite Company which practically controls 
the li'rainle hu sin ess of ( \ipe Ann is the lo,i;'ical successoi- 
of the earlier pioneers in the husiness and since its 
incorporation in ISlU it has steadily urown initil at tlu^ 
pi-esent time it is employing;; hundi-eds of men and in 
the most up to <late melho(ls is tui'iiinu' out granite for 
all kinds of huildin^ purposes. I ts immense granite 
(|uarriesa1 i'iiicon ( 'ove an<l at l>ay \'iew are hi\'es of 



(^i^OlCKSTKU, MASSACHUSETTS 



27 



iii<Iusti-y. ('ape Aim (ii-aiiitc is cxtciisiN-cly used 

llii'ouiilioul tlic ('((iiiitrv and sonic of the best structures 
lia\-c Kccii l)iiilt from it. 

Tlic I )oii- l>ai- breakwater at tlie eiiti-aiiee to 
( lloiieester I lai'hor is l)uilt of Cape Aim ( Jranite and the 
iiiimeiisc Sandy IJay I breakwater off IMii'eon ( 'o\-e now 
in process of construction is also huilt of uranite from 
tlie near l»y sliorc and this hrcakwater when linished ;is 
it must win he in \-ci-v trntli a Ilarhor of |{eru^-c not 
alone f(»r the hiii; Meets of our own warships hut for the 
commerce of ijic North Atlantic. 

And there arc many other and very (h\"erse manu- 
facturinn' plants. Known where\"er laniiua^c is spoken, 
whose present imprciiiiahle ))osition has only heen 
i>-aine<l hecaiise those who starte(l the husiness knew no 
such word as fail, a policy which has heen adherc(l to 
e\('r since until it is the corner stone of the policy that 
directs its affairs today, the Russia ( 'emeu t ( 'oni pa ny, is 
doiiiii,' hi.ii' husiness in ;i constantly cnlariiiiiiL!: |)lant near 
the railrond track in W'e^t ( Houccster. (Mosely follow- 
iiiii-. it is in place for me to mention, the Success 
('ompany. maker> of useful things in steel and sheet 
metal, the hiu' hox ;ni<l harrelfactorics. the foundrx" and 




Russia Ccnii'ut ('< 



2S 



GLOUCESTER, .AfASSACHrSETTS 



iiiiiiiition plants, the Net and Twine Factoiy, tlie 
Davis l)it i)la('e, the motor, yaclit and seine boatnianu- 
faeturingconii)aiii(^y, the Ivoyal Aranufacturing Coiieei-n, 
wliose North Slioi-e Dress Ooods liave made a reputation 
for style and (juality thi'oiighout the land, tlie 
Ipswieh Stocking Mills which are })laniiing to huild 
here on a large scale so well i)leased are they with 
their location, tlie several oil clothing coni})anies, foi* 
Cape Ann ( )il ( Mothcs have a reputation of their own, 
the plants where lines, fishing tackle and fog horns 
are n\anufacture(l. the hig sail making and hannnock 
eoneerns. the co})})er |)aint and tish and cod liver oil 
plants, the mai'ine I'ailways, the machinist industries, 
the ti*affic sign manufactory, whose silent policeman 
]H'oduct is an acknowh^dged regulator of road trafiic, the 
Huhhard Pilot IJread liakery, the many dress manu- 
factui'ing ])lants, the great cold storage })lants, all these 
and many more attest to the diversity of our industries, 
all employing ( doucester lahor at good wages and 
contrihuting each its part that the city may hecome as 
1 have said the City !*rosperous. 

Summer Visitors One of the City's Greatest Assets. 

And purposely I have left until the last as one of 
the higgest assets of this city, the sununei- industiy, 




.\iiiiis((ii.-iiii 



( ; l.( XCKSTKIt, M ASSACl 1 1 SF/ITS 



•2S) 



wlioso (l('\('l(>|)iiiciil lijis Ix'cii S(» (|ui('l, so steady and so 
safe that ( iloiiccstfi- lias no fear as she faces tlie future. 
Thirty years or so auo a (h»zeii Faiuihes eonstitute(l the 
suinnier popuhitiou and a few hoaivhni:; houses carecl for 
the suiiunei" hoardei's. In the year tliat (Jloueestei- 

hecanie a city not a siuiile dohar was assessed on non- 
I'csident or sinniner real estate. In foi1y yeai's how 
changeil the story. in 1*.) iC) the non-i-esident I'eal estate 
was assessed at \-ei-y neai-ly .*7,( )()(). ()()(), while thei-e ai'e 
at least 1)011 distinctly snininer homes, great sunnner 
liotels and inunei'ons hoarding liouses cater to at least 
.")()()() sninuKM- hoar<lers. an<l I am well within the truth 
when 1 sav that close on to half the taxes of this citv 




ll.'iw llii.iiic Inn 



ai'c paid li\' oui' sunnner pe(tple. The aNci'age ratio of 
growth for ten year perio(ls indicate thai within the next 
(juaiier of a century at least 'jI.oOO distinctly sunnner 
homes will l>e occupied hy suinmei' faiuil ies and larger 
and moi'e magnilicent summer hotels will care for the 
more transient guests. The connng of the sunnner 
])eople. estal>lishing their homes here or causing the 
huilding up of the hotel and Uindi^eil enterprises means 
work for skille(l ami unskille(l lahor, husiness for the 
shopkeepers and holiday prospei'ity for the summei- 
months. ( doucester must Ix'come the great vacation 
cit\" of all New I'Jiiiland. not for the crowds that seek 



M) GL0UCE8TE11, :\rASSA('lirSETTS 

oiilv ;i <l;iv"s (li\-('i-si(»ii. l»iit f«»r tliosc who wish to hxc in 
a phicr hcautifnl hy iiatui-c and licahhy hy i-casou of its 
situatinii. 

Banks Show Large Resources and Conservative 
Management. 

( )f tlic iiiatci'ial rcsoui'cos of ( Jlouccstci'. no Ix'ttcr 
('\i(l('ii('(' can 1)(' })ro(hu'("(l than that i^ivcn hy tlic hanks 
and that will hear comparison with any similarly sitna- 
tcd connnnnity in New I*]niiland. Conservative in 
their management, as liheral with their caistomers as a 
wise haid<:inii; pohcy (hctates, the men dii-ectiiiii" their 
affairs ai'e hroad nnnde(l and far seeing. Tx'lieN'ing in 
(lloncester they never lose their conlidence in her 
material prosjxa-ity, noi- have they ever donhte(l that 
in the long rnn the snn wonld shine \'ei-v hi'ight np(»n 
its \aried acti\ities. 'Idie three hanks of disconnt arc^ 
the (doncestei- National, chartere(l in ITIX) as the 
( doncester Ixmk and constantly doing hnsiness foi- a 
linndi-e<i and twenty yeai's, the ('ape Ann National 
(chartered 1 Soo ) and the (doncester Safe Heposit and 
Tinist ( 'om})any, theii- comhine(l resonrces at the close 
of hnsiness Septendx'i- 11, llMC), heing .S7,()7 1 ,()"j!4, 
their cond»ine(l deposits $(>, 1 i)0. 772, their capital stock 
sni'plus and nndi\ided prohts $1 ,()ol , 1 17. The c(>nsi(l- 
ei'ahle increases in deposits and in I'esoni'ces tlie present 
vear |-ellects the nnnsnal prosperity of the City. The 
deposits in liie Cape .\nn Saxings liank ( I ncoi-porate(l 
ISlC)) with D.oto depositors pi-actically all local, that is 
(»f this imme<liate x'icinity. represent a total of .'!^.'),()7"_?.- 
2TS. while the (hiarantee l*'und. Sm-plns and rndi\ide(l 
l*i-olit acconnt is S.'JS:*), 1 CiO, so that the total resoni'ces 
of these linancial institutions i-each \-erv neai- the 
.^ij.ooo.doo mark, while the Co-operatixc T.ank, a 
hnilding and loan association, has added resonix-es of 
;ih,,iit .<■)()( 1. 001). 



(ILOrcKSTKU. ^rASSACIirSKTTS ;u 

Xn (l('S('i'ipli(tii oF ( ilouccstcr would Itc coinplcto 
tlint (lid not i-('t'(M- to the excellence of the sci'viee 
rendered hy the (doueester (las I^'ght Company and l)y 
tlie (llonecstcr Kleetrie Company, a s(M"vice ijiven at 
fair and ('(|uital»l(' I'ates when })opulation and demand 
arc fairly taken into consideration. ddie splendid 
stores in e\-ery line of hnsiness sci've the pnhlic well 
with larii'e and s<dected stocks of goods and their pi'o- 
prietors cater to their customers witli obliging clerks. 
Xor should the excellence of its ice supply he passed 
over. The C;ipe Pond Ice Company j)rides itself justly 
ui)on the purity of its ice. the I'casonahleness of its 
pi'ices and the eourteousness of its hel|). 




If in all these things I ha\-e hag'otten to tell you 
the stoi-\' t»f hogtown it is not heeause I am insensihie 
to the romantic histoi-y that lies within that stoi-y. 1 
could not if 1 wanted to. tell yon as I would like all 
ahout that desei-tcfl xdllage in the nci'v centi-e of oui- 
('ape whose only witnesses of its existence today are 
the few overgrown eelhu-s and the hills where once the 
corn was plante(l. The pictnre that the story W(aild 
tell is so m\sterious. so weii'd. so near the lan«l of 
dreams that only a mastei- paintei' could ])icture it in 



w< 



)Vi\> that wonld thrill the listener. 



:}2 



(ILorCKSTEU. MASSA('IH'S1:TTS 



The Change from Town to City Form of 
Government. 

Ill 1S7I the town Itccniiic the city. It luul oiit- 
liTowii tlic town iiH'ctiiii;" mid tlic town ii'oNcriiiiiciit. 
'riic clianii'c prov(Ml hciiclicinl. luit in 1 '.H)S a so-cuIKmI 
coniiiiission foi'iii of govcrnnicnt was adopted. Tliis 
fonii of niunic'i[)al govcrnnuMit has its fanlts and yet on 
the whole [)i-oiJ!;r('ss is ix'iiii;' made. Lariit' r('(Uictions 
in the fniid(Ml dcht. the pi-actical a<loption of tlie Pay as 
^^►n ( io policy i!;i\'e exideiice that niunicipal conncils 
are now ali\'e to tlu' inipoiiaiice of hrinuinii' ahont 
conditions that will resnlt in a ninch lower tax ra.te. 



ta^m&m.'fsSL'- i.^t? 




rserr 



The total valuation f(»i- IIM ("> was Si^C)..")!'!). loj!. the tax 
rai\e ^'2-. the net fniide(l deht exchisi\-e of the Water 
and l*ai'k dehts. Jainiary 1. I'.llC. Sl-_>S.:)(in and the 
Ixyrfowiiin" capacity $21v). 4 !'_'. 'The net del)t is heinu- 
i-e(lnce(l at the rate of -i^olMino or more each year and 
the tax rate shonld he niiicli lower hereafter. 'Idie 
popnlation of ( doncester in I7<>| was 7<M). in 177") it 
was l.l'lo. in IS7r) it wa< l(').7o|. in IDIo it was 21.17s 
with o.sr)7 lei;al \()tei>. 'The I leal h rate is 12 per 
thonsand. which niaki' for the city one of the lowest in 
the slate. 



(iLOrCKSTKIJ, MASSACnrSKTTS 



:^8 



Munificent Provision for Care of the 
Aged and Infirm. 

Ill llnincs for tlic Aii'cd and Inlinii. in funds tni' 
the relief of ])o\-ei1y and sufferiiiii;, in the cai'c of its 
jxior. ( doueestei' is iioMy doing its duty. For its 
iislienuen it lias ])i-ovid(Ml an Institute I'uilding and 
Iveadinii' Kooiu and a Home toi' those who are sti"ande<l 
in theii- old age. (lilhei't. Sawyei', iluntress, C'hisholni, 
llealy. llaiMinoiid. these ami many otliei"s jiave gi\"eii 
well that suffei-inii" should he relieved and life made 




I limtlcss IIollH- 



more pleasant. ( dlhei-t and I lealy hy the size of theii- 
he(|Uests to the hospital, hy the scope niid hreadth of 
their henefaetions. have huilded hetterthaii any ohelisk 
theii- monuments. .\nd these are hut the fore-i-umiei's 
of many othei- men and women for whom the gi-atitu<le 
of the eiti/eiis of ( doucestei- will he gixcn in future 
veai-s. Soiueliow. aftei-all, the very ail" an<l atmos])liere 
of ( doucester makes people kind, considei-ate, large 
heai1e<l, generous. 

(doucester has many seci'et and fi'aternal oi-ders. 
cnch one doing its own woi-k for the uplift of its 
memhers, doing it (juietly hut most effecti\'ely. These 



;}4 (iLOrCESTKrv, MASSA('IirSI-:TTS 

societies oeeiipy liiriic spnce in the socinl life of the city, 
hut tliev Ix'st sei-\-e the coniinuiiit y hecause of their 
wofk in pufely cliaritahh- and fi-atei'iial hues. 

It is ill place to speak of the Mastei- Mariners 
Association whose inenihership is composed of the men 
of tlie ( doncester lishinii; tieet who have worked ni> 
from the lowest round of the ladder until tlu'V ha\'e 
Ix'come the "skippers'" of the hest Heet of sailiui;" 
vessels that Ixdouii' to any })ort in the rinte(l States. 
Their rooms centrally located oifei" ii"('iiei-ous hospitality 
at all seasons of the yr'ai* t<» their own mendx-rs as well 
as to the stranii'ei's who may he hut transieid \isito'-s to 
the old lishini>- poi't. 

The (doucester l>oai-d of 'i'rade. a sti'(Hiii' husiness 
orii'anization, occupies a commandinii' position as the 
centi'e of the varie(l activities which aim to a<l\ance the 
purelv husiness interests in a l»i-oad way. 

Fortunate in the Possession of Many Parks 
and Beaches. 

( )f her parks and her heaches, (doucester can 
justly hoast. Hei- principal park, Sta^e l"'ort. histoi'ic 
spot, one of the most historic in the state, where the 
tahlet is that 1 have told you al»out, is without any 
(|Uestion the linest on the Noi-lh Shore: supi)lementin,i;\ 
is the houle\ard that is heini;- conslructe(| to lilymnan 
l>i'idii"e and toii'etluM- with the Kent (*ii-cle near at liaml 
makes a littinii" entrance to the city. This houlcNard 
will in time he linished clear to the Surfside lot and 
( doucester will lia\e within ten years the most heautiful 
approach of any city in this country. .Moni;,' the 
eastern shore of the Anniscjuam l{i\'er fi-om Western 
ax'cnue the city owns the entire sti'etch clear !•> the 
i-ailroad hi-idi^c and when that is de\-elope(l as it will h(^ 
the city can hoast of a rixcr park and i)layi!,"rounds such 
as no other city in her class possesses. in time, 

historic ho.utown will undoiditi'dly come into the pos- 



(iL()r('l":srKK, MASSAClirSKTI^S 85 

session of llic city, and with (lri\'iii^" roads constructiMl 
aiiotlicf parkiiiu' space will he ad<le(l foi- the eiijoy- 
liieilt of the people. 'riiroiigh the ii'eiiei-ositv of 
Samuel Iv Sawyer. lva\'eiiswoo(l I*ark at I''i-esh Water 
( 'o\'e has heeii iiiN'eii to our citizens togethei' witli 
suHicient funds to develop and cai*e for it. Situate<l as 
it is on hii:;!) land oN'erlookinii' the city, of laru'e aci-eage 
and linely woodeil. it is indeed a heautiful place. At 
West ( doucester, .Mt. .\niie l*ai-k, the highest spot in 
( douce^tei- is a puhlic resei'vatioii . < )n (Jonnuon wealth 
avenue the cit\" owns tlie crest of the hill. 




SmiiiI Diiius. Wiii^^McrslR-i'k HcmcIi 

in heaches in which the city certainly has i-ig'hts 
( doucester has many places where her |)eople can hathe 
in sumniei- time and these ai'e most \aluahle assets. 
No cit\" owns any liner. In puhlic landiiii^s also the 
<-itv is well situateil and the pi-esent council liave wisely 
decided to de\-elop one at the foot of Washini^ton 
street, which shall he of in\aluahle assistance to the 
vachtsmeii and the Xa\'v people who use oui' liarhor as 
well as oui' own people who haxc occasion to need it. 

Foreign Commerce and Aids to Navigation. 

If I ha\-e faile(l to make that i-eference to the 
<'oastwise and fo)-ei,i;ii coimnerce that its' imjxa-tance 



m 



(U.orcKsrKi:. massaciu'sktts 



seems to (Iciiiand it is not tliat I am uiimiii<irul tliat it 
lias at many a period in our liistorv l»eeii of large 
pi-oportioii and of consideraMe aeti\it_v. It is an 

intei-esting and faseinatiiiii" liistorv and in tlie years that 
are })ast it lias l)i-oui>iit mueli wealth to the lirms that 
engage(l in it and to the captains that sailed the ships. 
'Idiere ai'e some in this city today, who have eonlidenee 
to heliex'e that with our superioi- harhor faeihties the 
time will again come when ( doueester will once nioi-e 
he the centre of ocean going trade, I'eaching into 
( 'entral and South America, and hy reason of the 
Panama Canal into the far East. 




(;i()iicvstor IJMilior. IS 11 

< )n Ten i*oun(l island heside the lighthouse the 
( lox'ei'iimeiit has estahlislied one of its most im|>orlaiil 
lisli hatcdieries. \{ l']asterii Point aiiot her liglitlnuise 
warns the mariner of the danger at the harhor entrance, 
while from the i'oiiit extending many liundi'ed feet 
I )og P)ar P>reak\\ater makes safe aiichoi-age within the 
harlxtr for ship|)ing e\"en in the sexcrest storm. 

Early Fire Societies Succeeded by Excellent 
Fire Department. 



>r( UK I < »i 



( doucestel' call cheerfully hoast of and he |i 
its j'ire department, one of the hest of tli<' de|)art meiits 
in proportion to its si/e in the state. 1 can luit hridlv 



(iLorCKSTER, MASSAClirSKTTS 87 

speak of sdiiic tliiii^us in its history. The Hrst lire of any 
record was l()7o, tlie first Itig lii'e was 1(S;)() wlieii tlie 
western end of l-'ront now .Main sti-eet. was wiped out 
on its southerly side with a [)i-operty loss of $100, 00(1; 
in this tire ."5.000 hari-els of niaidvcivd were l)urned u[), 
\-alue at the i)resent time o\-ei- .t^r)0,000. Vnv tlie I'elief 
of those made homeless hy that tire nearly 4^1'">,**^>*> was 
eontril)Ute(l hy citizens of Boston an<l othei- places in 
that \icinity. I'ut hy far the highest fire that (Tloucester 
has had was that in b'ehruai-y. ISIU. when lo:5huild- 
iuiis were desti-oye(l with theii' contents along hoth 
sides of I"'ront now Main sti'cet. fi'om near the head of 




iM'cl .illi-l lil:; 1- 



I*orter street, eastward to the ( 'ustom llouse. the 
mone\- loss heiiig rising half a million of dollars and 
hundreils of harrels of mackerel were hurne(l. \alue(l at 
many thousands of dollars. 

iiefore the lii'e engine ( doucestei" had tii'e societies, 
men who handetl themscKcs together fo|- mutual pro- 
tection and as eai-ly as I7SI) th(M-e was the Masonic l^'itx- 
Society, in 17'.);'> the lirst tii-e engine was hought. in 
1S;*)I) tlie hydraulic engine an<l the same year the first 
reservoir, in IS.'M was the lirst [)arade of the tire 
department, in ls;;;;tlie lirst laddei- comi)any. in IS.")!) 
the lirst hook and ladder tru(d<:, the lirst steam lire 
eiudnes in ISlU, in 1 SS2 the lire alarm was installed. 



3S GLOUCESTER, MA8SA('lirsi<:TTS 

in 1SS7 the first clicinicnl and the watci' service and the 
water liydi'ants, in 11)11 the auto eheniieal and in 11)1.") 
a long stop in advance was taken with the advent <>f 
the powerful Alii'ens Fox Auto Kngine. In IDlo the 
total numher of tire alarms respondetl to was 204. 
including (V2 still. Do telephone, 47 1x41. The depai't- 
nient apparatus consists to<lay of an auto })uni})ing 
engine, auto chemical, auto chi(4' car. o steam engines. 
.■) trucdvs, (') hose wagons, .4 condtination chemical and 
hose, 2 supply wagons, 2 chemicals in i*esei-ve, 21) 
extinguishei's. 1 tire hoat pump. I)ecemher 1, IDlo, 
thei'c W'vvv 177 men connected with the depaitment. 
one chi(4' who is also inspe(4or of Iniildings ([x-rmanent) 
four assistant engineers, 22 pei-manent men, loO e;dl 
men. 44ie cost of the department in IDlo was ahout 
$02. ()()(). 

Water Supply Ample and Adequate and of 
Unquestioned Purity. 

A city cannot hope to have it a successful (ii-e 
de})artment uidess it has an ample and a<le(iuate water 
su[)j)ly. 44iat un([uestional)ly this city has. and moi'c- 
ovei- a supi)ly of pure water whose soui-ces of su})ply 
can iie\-er he contanunateil. Her water d(4)t at the 
pi-esent time is ahout $1)00. (HH). and that the city has 
any such deht is due to the shortsightedness of ceilain 
of her so-calle(l husiness men who in the early stages of 
the discussion of a munici})al water j)lant adxised the 
votei's to vote against any su(4i i)i'oiect. Had the city 
put in its own })lant instead of allowing a stranger to 
do it and then selling it to the city at a hig pi-olit. 
(ijouceslei- would at the present time he i-eeei\ing 
thousands of dollars in income instead of heing ohligecl 
to i)ay a laigc deht and interest account. In IDL") 
there were (»r)21) watei' takers, the water rec(4pts wei'e 
$112.1).')."). h'ive hundi-e(l nnllion gallons of water were 
puiiipe(l during the year, with an ax'crage of 1 ..41 :!..'!-l I 



(JLOrCKSTKPv, MASSACHUSETTS 



:v.) 



i!;;ill(>iis daily or 4(i i^'allons to cacli coiisunu'i-. Tlicre 
arc ()."> miles of main pipes and the plant at the })i-esent 
time is in excellent condition, witii three hu'ge water 
supply l)asins. 'Idie city pays notliingfor eithei- liy(h-ant 
or city sei-\i('e. Tliei-c ai-e 'MC) tire liydi'ants covering 
the city and the city huildings ai-e all })ractically snp- 
plie(l with watci-. 

What the Future of Gloucester Promises. 

( doncester oT the I*ast and of the Present, that has 
h<'cn what I ha\'e ti'ied to tell yon. We citizens are 
pi'ond of the i-ecord. it is a I'ecord oF achievement 
against sometimes liea\v odds. We like t(^ ttdl the 
story of its histoiy. It is full and rvmuing over with 
(^vents all intci-csting. many of great imjxu'tance. It 
camiot he denie(I that this is historic countiy. ( )ui' 
men and our women stand for the hest things; they 
liax'c heen and ai'c nu'n and woukmi of courage and 
conxietion. ( \»smopolitan as the connmmity is l)y 
I'casoii of the c(»ming into our midst of the peoples of 
many nationalities, we challenge anyone to say that we 
ai'c not law-ahiding, lovers of justice, firm believei's in 
the right. Honest iiearted and open hearted we have 




Imicr llMibor UiKi 



40 



( ; LOrC'ESTE R . M ASSACH US KTTS 



done oiii' sliMi'c when tlic cnlls Foi- assistance liave come 
in nnto us. We liave never raise*! a niillionaire. l)Ut 
fai' Ix'tter than iiTeat wealth we have raised men and 
wnmeii who liere or elsewhere ha\"e (h)ne theii' whole 
duty as citizens. 

Confident of the [)ast, we look conHdently into the 
future. The past is secure, what has heen is written 
never to he chanii;e(l. ( doi'ious as has heen that past, 
the future opens wide hefoi'e us still more glorious. 
The next '2'), ")(), 1()() yeai-s of (lloucestei' will he yeai's 
iille(l with progress and pi-osperity. ( )f fishing ;nid the 
lishei'ies, of gi-anite and the grauite industry, of the 
many other manufacturing |)lants now located heic. we 
have no fear. (Others and still others ai-e to follow. 
W'e have had and do have men of hig husiness. hut we 
shall have otliei's and still othei's to take their })laces 
and each generation will set the standard higher still. 
.Vnd last and [)()ssihly the gi'eatest of all oui' assets, we 
shall grow and (le\'(dop as a sunnner home city and 
from that alone we shall find a mine of ne\'er failing 
wealth, hettei', yes, richer than any of the Klondikes 

(»f the West. 

"Gloucester is fair, yes wondrous fair 
For artist's brush or poet's i;eii; 
Yet still its wealth lieyond compare 
Is in its ract' of sturdy men." 




^, 



(iLOrCKSTKK, MASSAClirSKTTS 



n 




Annisqviain Wjllows. planted 
anout seventy years ago by 
inembers ol the C/liartl laiiuly, 
early stage coacli drivers be- 
tween Ijanesville, Day View, 
Annisquam and (jlovicester, 
lorm an arch over VVaslnngton 
street near Vine street just 
before reaclung tlie village. 
Annisqviam Bridge, bviilt in 
lobl, altliovigli as early as 
lOOC,, the (jeneral Uourt 
granted certain residents ol 
Annisqviain the right to DUila 
a bridge and charge tolls. 
1 his avithor.ty was not exer- 
cised ior in lo4Z a similar 
act was passed and about that 
time a bridge must liave been 
Duilt for in the town warrant 
lor loOU there was an agita- 
tion to take over the bridge. 
Annisquam jjighthovise wss 
erected in loOl on what was 
then NA' igwam Point, now 

Annisc(viam roint. Annisquam Kiver running from (jloucester ilarbor 
to IpswR'h Bay is much used by fishing boats and by pleasvire cralt. Its 
shores lurnish delightful locations for svimmcr homes. i wo islands in the 
river, Annisqviam Island ( formerly Biskie Island, then WoodDury s, tiien 
Rusts) and Merchants Island (formerly Milletts. then Pearce s ) also 
are finely situated for svimmer homes. 

Blynman Bridge marks the s:te wliere the cvit or canal was made in 1d4o 
by Rev. Richard Blynman, first settled minister alter the Incorljoralion 
of the town, lb42. 1 he present bridge was bxiilt 1910. 

Bass Rocks, a leading summer resort of the North Shore is noted for its 
rvigged bovilders, its svirf, its summer homes and hotels, its shore drives. 
Cjood riarbor Beach, nearby, a splendid stretch of hard smooth santl. 
affords the finest surf bathing. Brace s Oove jvist beyond Bass Rocks 
and at Eastern Point affords at all times magnificent svirf display, especially 
alter a severe storm. 

I lie Cape Ann Scientific and l^iterary Association occupy a brick 
huilding at 65 Middle street, and here can be seen a fine collection of 
early models or Gloucester fishing vessels, much material relating to 
Gloucester history and an interesting model of Front street (now Main) 
as it was hefore the great fire of lo04. 




42 gloucestp:r, massachusi^:tts 




iJGavcr iJam on Jjastern avenue near tJie ixockjDort line, is the site of a 
saw milLeref'tecl soon alter 1d4^. 

CoTTin s Beaen (now called WingaersneeK) is a magnilicent stretch oi 
hard sand over a mile in length and is oaeked hy sand dvmes ot unusvial 
beauty. Situated in West (jloucester, it is easily reached by way oi 
Concord and Atlantic streets. 1 he Oomn farm of which the beach 
lormed a Jiortion. was the f)ro{)erty.of Peter Oomn. a settler here as early 
as 16So, who bovight it of William otevens who bought it oi Jonathan 
Willoughby ol L/or lloughby Park, named alter this Jonathan 

Willoughby, IS a large tract ol several iuindred acres right at the entrance 
to the beacii and is being developed for fine summer homes. 

Dog I own Oommons, site of a deserted village, is reached by way of 
Gee avenue at Riverdale and is a most interesting and fascinating place to 
visit. Immense number of large and small bovilders, among them Whale s 
Jaw arrest the attention of the visitor, while in all directions there are 
sviperb views. 

The Home for Cape Ann Fishermen, 136 Eastern avenvie. the gift of 
John riays rlammond, furnishes a comfortable shelter for old and infirm 
fishermen. 1 he r ishermen s institute on iJuncan street offers fine 
facilities for rest and recreation to fishermen while in port. Visitors are 
always welcome to either of these excellent institutions. 

rive and 1 en Pound Islands in Grloucester rlarbor are so named because 
these sums were paid for them by the original settlers. rive Pound 
Island m the inner harbor was at one time owned by William Vinson, a 
settler here in 1d42, who also owned Vinson Point for whom it was 
named. On 1 en Pound Island a lighthouse was erected in lc*>20, rebvtilt 
1890, and m 1887 one of the important stations of the United States 
1 ish Commission was here established. 

Cjovernor s rlill, the crest of Commonwealth avenvie owned by the city, 
affords a fine view of the city in all directions. 1 he lull was formerly 
called Beacon Pole rlill, becavise in April IZZo the Ceneral Covirt at 
Boston ordered a beacon to be erected so that warnings should be given ol 
the approach of the enemy s ships. The earliest records always referred 
to it as (jovernor s Hnl. 



GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 



4 a 




At Eastern Point is located 
the Old Fort, erected in 
loOid by tne Cjovernment. 
It IS now tlie site of Tlie 
Ram|)arts. the beautiful svmi- 
mer home of tlie Raymond 
family oi Cleveland. Oliio. 
At tlie extreme end of Eastern 
Point IS tlie liglitliovise. erect- 
ed 1831, rebuilt 1890. 
i\ear tlie liglitliovise. extend- 
ing nearly half a mile toward 
the harbor is Dog Bar Break- 
water, built of Caf)C Ann 
granite and finislied in 1904. 
Also near tlie liglitliouse is 
Old Motlier Ann, a perfect 
contour or the face of an old 
woman m the boulders and 
was for many years named by 
tlie boat fishermen "Woman 
in tlie Rocks. At Eastern 
Point IS Niles Pond. Ndes ' 

Beacli. fine driving roads, beavitifvu sumi . ^'Si, many svimmer hotels 

and boarding liovises and tlie entire territory is already one of tne best of 
tlie North Shore summer places. On Ledge Lane near Movint Pleasant 
avenue and East Main street is 1 ne otvidio on the Moors built m 
1916 from designs by the noted arclutect Ralph Adams Oram by Mr. 
and Mrs. William E. Atwood, where dviring tlie seasons exhibitions will 
be given by the artists and sculptors who spend the svimmer montlis on the 
Oape. Near the studio is the beautiful estate of Mr. and Mrs. Atwood. 

Mount Anne Park (formerly Tompson Mountain), the highest point of 
land on Oape Ann, is reached by New Way Lane off Essex avenue at 
\A' est Oloucester. Another high point of land is 1 he Pole s at 
Riverdale, jvist this side of 1 he Mills on Washington street. Both these 
points afford the best views in all directions from (jlovieester. Mount 
Anne Park is a memorial to the Minot family of Boston and is a public 
reservation. 

The ample water svipplies of the city are located at W^est Olovicester and 
comprise Wallace. Dike and iiaskell s Ponds. Of large extent, of a fine 
quality of water and with the city owning on all sides of each pond, the 
city IS extremely fortvmate, and the present svipply is capable of larger 
development. At Haskell s Pond, a fine wood road connects Essex 
avenue with Manchester village. 1 he water system was first vised in 
1885. Fernwood Lake at West Gloucester and Cape Pond off Eastern 
avenue near the Rockport line are the important svipplies for the Oape 
Pond Ice Co. Cape Pond furnishes the water svipply for Rockport. 

The first poor house was located on Granite street near the corner of 
Svimmer street and was bviilt and occupied in 1796. 1 he first watch was 
established in 1705 on what is now the high land oft Fort sqviare. At 



+ 4 (iLorcKSTKU, .MASSACIllSKITS 



tins point 111 1742 tlie nrst fort was Lvult and clurang tne War oi tlie 
Revolution. 1775, and tlie War ol 1812 the fort was rebuilt and 
occvif>ied. In tlie old days tne place was called vVatcn Hill and tne 
street was called Battery street (now C/onimercial street). 




TKe Grist Mills at Riverdale were iirst vised as a site lor a saw null in 
1642 and m 1677 tlie mill lor grinding corn was estanlislied and lias 
Keen in continuous use ever since. 

Duncan Point was so named because it was lormerly owned by Peter 
Duncan, one ol tlie earliest settlers, in 1642. On tlie nigli land near 
tlie Point wliere tlie stone house now stands at tlie close ol tne Revolution 
tlie conclusion ol Peace was celebrated and a large oak tree, twenty-tliree 
feet in circvimlerencc. was brilliantly ilkimmated. 1 lie stone liovise was 
built and occvipied by r itz il . l^ane, tne best known and niucli beloved 
native born artist and here be passed away in lo65. 

At 79 Middle street was located the lamovis Broome tavern, a noted 
resort as early as 172o. At tne jvinction ol Mam and Rogers streets 
was tlic Jonathan Lowe tavern wliere tlie nrst travel by stage to Boston 
commenced in 17oo. 1 lie large sqviare in Iront was called Market 

square. On tlie opposite corner ol Main and Wasliington streets tlie 
Tappan Hotel was built in lolO by James 1 appan. lor over a century 
tins liotel, one of the lirst brick buildings erected in Cjlovicester, lias served 
tlie public as a liotel, at dirterent times called tlie (jrloucester House, 
Mason Hovise and Puritan Hovise. 1 Ins liotel in the middle ol tne 
nineteenth century was the centre of the social lile ol Glovicester. 
Another old tune tavern was located on Western avenue (then Oanal 
street ) near the Out bridge and was called the Pine 1 ree 1 avern and 
during the Revolution was the gathering place lor the negroes ol the town. 
Where the Parochial residence is on Prospect street was the (jarrison 
House, the home ol Peg Wesson, the witch, who ligured in an interesting 
episode in the French War, 1745. 

Stage I'ort Park, right at the entrance to Cjloucester on Western avenvie. 
is the most historic spot in Cjlovicester and on Uape Ann. Here the lirst 
settlers came in ]62il3 and landing on Hall Moon Beach, they set vip 
their fishing stages on 1 ishermen s 1 leld. as it was (hen knovsn. and here 
was then established the fishing indvistry ever since carried on in tins 
place. Here was erectea the lirst hovise, here was the gathering ol the 
Inst town meeting, the nrst church, the lirst school. Here the 



(iLOrCKSTKlJ, MASSA('Iirsi':TTS 4.") 



Massaenusetts Bay Colony was estaUislied and liere Roger Conaut came 
as Governor. From tlus spot dates tlie f)ermanent settlement ol Cape Ann. 
On the big Loulder near Hall Moon BeacK in 1907 the citizens o± 
Gloucester dedicated the bronze tablet to commemorate the important 
events that here took place. Here as early as 1775 a fort was bvult, to 
be rebvnlt m 1812 and in the War of the Rebellion 1861-65. In 
1898 tne Park was purchased by tne citizens to be forever used lor public 
purposes. Here tne big out ol door events take place in tlie summer 
months and the Great Pageant ol 1909 was given liere and m Avigvist ol 
each year Glovicester iJay is celebrated witli mvicli ceremony. On the 
lugnlands back ol Stage Tort Park and nearer Fresli Water Cove is 
Ravenswood Park, a beavitilvil tract ol wild land ol several Inindred acres, 
given to the people ol Glovicester by Samvxel E. Sawyer and by liis trvistees 
finely developed vvitli roadways and by-patbs and easily approachable lor 
pedestrian, carriage or auto by a new roadway bviilt Irom Western avenue 
jvist beyond Fresh W^ater Cove village. The Park is also reached by the 
old Salem 1 urnpike leading Irom W^estern avenue at the top ol Bray s 
Hill. Along this road- 
way is' 1 he Hermitage 
where lor thirty years 
summer and winter has 
lived Mason A. Walton 
the Hermit and this 
place is one of the many 
most interesting place.« 
in the city to visit. 
At Fresh Water Cove, 
on Hesperus avenue, 
just beyond the station 
ol the United States 
Coast Gviard, is the 

Norman s Woe Rock, made lamoxis py the poem by jjonglellow 1 he 
Wreck ol the Hesperous . 

Windmill Hill, the site ol the lormer Svirfside Hotel now the site ol 
Tl^he T avern, the new hotel, bviilt 1917, was so named becavise here m 
1814 Ignatius Webber bvult a large windmill which was svibseqviently 
removed to Fort sqviare and has since been taken down. Along Western 
avenue then Canal street Irom this spot to^vard the cvit bridge was a large 
rope walk bvult by Mr. W^ebber and Aaron Plvimer in 180o, •which 
later became the property ol Henjamin K. Hovigh, Senior, and he offered 
it to the town abovit 1855 lor $1000. on the condition that it should 
be kept lor a pviblic park. 1 his the town did not accept bvit at the 

present time efforts are being made to secvire the entire stretch lor a 
bovJevard. Directly in Iront ol this property is Pavilion Beach owned 
l)y the city and situated so near to the city proper, it is a lavorite place 
lor bathing and recreation. Where the Collins School now stands on 
Prospect street was another windmill. Prospect street was then called 
Back street. Middle street was Cornhill and Main street was known as 
Fore street. On Middle street between the lirst Parish Chvirch 
( Unitarian ) and the present Sawyer Library bviilding was another long 
rope walk extending clear to Back street. 



4(\ 



GLOUCESTEU, M ASSACHUSETTS 



Done Fvidsimi^ at tlie foot of Blynman avenue, a favorite place for Latliing. 
was so callecl oecavise ofjtjosite tins spot tlie cvirrents of Annisqviam rjver 
meet and so persons poling or fvidging a boat or raft against tlie current, 
liere took the tide fair and therefore were done fudging . 

Tlie present Forbes School building, VVashington street, was built m 
1844 and was the first 1 own riall of (jloucester. It was bviilt out of 
money received from tlie otate, being a portion of tne surpkis wliicli tlie 
United States divided among tlie different states, and tins m Massacliusetts 
was divided among tne towns and cities. Wlien tne present Oity xlall 
was built the old I own Mall v\'as turned over to the school department 
and it then became the r orbes School, so named for the Jxev. El] rorbes, 
minister of the first Parish 1y 7o tei 1804 who was nnich interested m 
the schools. 

The Addison Gilbert Hospital, fovmded by Addison Cjilbert in 1888, 
occupies a fine situation at 2,^0 Washington street. 1 he rluntress 

Home for Aged Women, natives of (jloucester, was fovinded by 
Joseph L. Hvmtress of Boston, a native of Cjloueesier, in 1884. It is 
situated at 1 10 Prospect street. 

City Hall, Oale avenue, built in 18Z0 to replace the new one on the 
same site, bvirned May 1809, contains many valviable city and town 
records and vital statistics, valuable paintings by Eane and other artists 
and memorials of the early families of Gdoucester and sovivenirs of 
Gloucester, England. 

The Young JVlen s Ghristian Association, organized 18o<', occvipies the 
valviable property corner of Middle and Hancock streets. JNl ear this site 
on Middle street was the whipping post used for the last time in 1^80, 
and on the site was bviilt the first three story dwelling house in Gloucester 
about 1800 by John Stevens Ellery. The hovise was for many years 
owned and occupied by iJr. Ebenezer Uale and his descendants. 

1 he present Gvistom House and Post Office was bviilt m 18o4 and the 
site was formerly the residence of Epes Sargent who m 17Zy was 
appointed the first Gollector of Uvistoms. T he first Postmaster was 




( ; L( )1 (KSTKU. M ASS.\( 1 1 rsKTTS 




Henry PKelps. afipomtecl 1792 and 
the nrst Post Office was in liis Lvnlcl- 
ing, corner Main ana Centre streets 
(now site oi lihLets Block). The 
oldest Post Onice buildinjj now 
standing is tne small one story 
^ Dviilding situated near tne Defiance 
,*/ Kngine riouse on Prospect street and 
formerly stood near 81 Adain street 
;md was tne oHice when (jorliam 
Parsons was Postmaster m looy. 



I he r irst Parish (Unitarian) C/hureh, Middle street, was built lo2o 
and replaced the iirst chvirch built on the same site in IZoo when the 
Parish moved Irom Meeting House Cjreen alter having occupied three 
meeting hovises on or near that spot. 1 he present church contains many 
articles ol historic vakie, notably the sliot Mdiieli was iired into the older 
churcli in August \77d by Oaptain Linzee ol the British Man ol War 
Falcon when he unsviceessfully bombarded the town. Among other 
articles may be mentioned the rare silver communion service over a centviry 
old. In the older church all the important public events were held 
dviring the latter part ol the eighteenth and the early hall of the 
nineteenth centuries, including the town meetings. 




Near Meeting House Green up in town were located the first three 
meeting hovises of tlie First Parish, although an earlier meeting house was 
probably bvult nearer the ohl Bvirying Ground on Centennial avenvie. 
Here was bvnlt the meeting house of the rovirth Parish, l^o2, taken 
down 1840. Here was the old time Training lield althovigli later there 
was anotlier nearer the centre of tlie town at the corner of Maplewood 
avenue and Prospect street. The Ancient Bvirymg Ground on Cen- 
tennial avenue near Washington street was vised as early as 1642 and is 
the oldest in the city. At West Gloucester is the Tomson Bvirying 
Ground, the second oldest, and here lie the remains of Reverend 
Samviel Tomson, lirst minister of the Second Parish, who died December 

8, 1724. 



4S 



G LOrC EST VA\ , M ASS A("H TSETTS 



Tlie Second Parisli Clivircli ( vVest Gloucester) was Iniilt 1716 on an 
elevated Jjoint ol land oft Essex avenvie and was tanen down in 1846. 
Xlie Tlnrd Parisli ( Annisquam ) Clnircli was Ludt 1^28 very near tlie 
location ol tlie present cliurch wnicli was bviilt 18o0 and is now tlie 
Universalist Clivircli. Tlie Filtli Parish (Sandy Bay now Rockport ) 
Clivircli was Kviilt 1754 on a site very near wliere the Baptist diurcli m 
tliat town is situated. It was taken down in 1805 and tlie present clivircli 
of tliat Parish was built in 1804. In tlie belfry ol tbe Metbodist 
Cbvircli at Riverdale ( tbe successor ol tlie Fourth Parish ) there is the 
bell that formerly hvmg in the belfry of the first church bviilding of tlie 
Fifth or Sandy Bay Parish and durinj5 the troviblovis times of the Revo- 
lution it often ranjj to warn the people of the approach of the enemy s 
troops. 

The Independent Christian Society (Universalist) occupies the splendid 
Colonial Chvirch at the corner of iVliddle and Church streets, built 
1806 and the magnificent elms that line the entrance yard were planted 
nearly a centviry ago. The church contains many soxivenirs of 
John Mvirray, its first minister and of 1 homas Jones, its second mmisler. 
It also has a beavitiful colonial clock over a century old, a silver 
communion service at least as old and tweiity-fovir memorial windows to 
prominent members of the society. An interesting object is the small 
barrel organ which was used m the first chvirch bviildmg of the society 
(the first Universalist Church m America) which stood at the corner of 
Mam and Water streets where the Bradford Bviilding is now. 1 he bell 
in the chvirch steeple was cast by the Pavil Revere rovmdry. 

At Magnolia near the village is Rafe s 
Chasm, a deep fissure m ihe ledge on the 
sea shore, so named from a man by the name 
of Ralph who once lived near the spot. 
Near this chasm is a smaller one called ^^ 
Little Chasm. ,}■ 

Besides Mother Ann already referred to. 
other curiovis formations in the rocks and 
bovilders of Gflovicester are the profile of 
Washington on the shore at Bass Rocks, 
the profile of the Old Roman in the 
pastvire off Eastern avenvie near lo6 IVast- 
ern avenvie, and the Elephant s Head iormed 
from the immense bovilder in one of the 
fields at Annisqviam Point. 

Glovicester has two vip to date yacht clvibs. 

the Glovicester Yacht Club at Rocky 

Neck and Tlie Annisqviam Yacht Clvib 

at Annisfjviam. J here are also several 

extensive Golf Links notably the one at Bass Rocks of the Bass 

Golf Club. 

Thachers Island, a long narrow island off Lands End, Rockport, so 

named because the lirst shipwreck in tlie history of Cape Ann occurred 

here in 1()35. In 1714 Rev. John White, minister ol the First Parish. 




Re 



(U.OrCKSTER, ^rA8SACHUSETTS 



49 




bought the island for one hundrea f)Ounds and in 1Z2Z he sold it to 
Joscjih Allen tor one hvindred seventy-five f)ounds. In IZZl the 
Oolonial (jovernment novight it for iive hvindred pounds and proceeded to 
erect the twin lighthouses and on December 21. l^Zl they were lighted 
for the iirst time. Kxccpt lor a time during the Revolution these lights 
have bvirned every night to warn those who travel vipon the sea oi the 
dangers ol tiie coast. 

(jloucester and Gape Ann have many points where summer homes have 
been bvult and at the present time over a thovisand families have thus 
located here beside the many thousands vvho take advantage of the living 
aliorded by the many summer iiotels and boarding iiouses and the svimmer 
season is constantly lengthening, the people coming each year earlier and 
staying later. 1 o speak of the following places on C-ape Ann is to speak 
of delightful places where eitiier tlie most sumptuovis summer mansion or 
the simpler summer bungalow and camp have been bvult to be occupied 
each year by families who are glad to call Oape Ann their svimmer home. 
Magnolia, fresh Water Gove. West dlovicester. Wmgaersheek. Rovmd 
the Parish, rernwood. otandwood Point. Winniahdin. Agamenticus 
Heights, t/astern Point. Bass Rocks. Brier JNleck. l^ong Beach. Land s 
Knd. Starknavight xleights. Stone rlaven. Straitsmouth. Pigeon Oove. 
Phillips avenvie. Ocean View. Ijanesville. Bay View. Rockholm. 
Norwood Heights, Annisqviam. i hvirston Point. Wheelers Point. 
Riverview. W^olf Hill. Annisquam Island. Merchants Island. 

At Essex, seven miles from (jjoviccster eitlicr by trolley or by avito over 
the finest of state highways, the shipyards where for many years (jloucester 
vessels have been bvult are well wortli seeing. Here at the present time 
there is vinvisual activity and the latest models inclviding the beam trawler 
and the three master may be seen vipon the stocks. Kssex bviilt vessels are 
known for their sea wortiuness. their sailing qviality and their carrying 
capacity. 

The Glovicestcr Board of I rade located m the (jlovicester Bank Bviildmg. 
1S7 Main street extend every hospitality to the stranger and gladly 
furnish information abovit Cilovicester as a place to do business in. for a 
permanent home or for a svimmer residence. 1 heir rooms have every 
facility for writing, reading, telephoning and centrally located are easily 
accessible to everyone. 



.")() 



(ll.orCKSTKH, MASSACIIl'SKTTS 



Old Gloucester Houses 







Riggs rlovise. Vine street from 55b Wasliington street oldest liovise on 
Cape Ann, was Lviilt 1660 hy Tliomas Riggs, first scliool master, town 
clerk lor fifty years, selectman, representative. Uennison xiovise, rvevere 
street from 628 Waslungton street. Bay View, was Duilt L7Z7 . Ijarson 
House, 245 Wasliintlton street, built abovit 1749 by Colonel William 
Allen, still retains tlie slave per.s m tlie attic, used wlien slavery existea 
m Glovicester. Ellery Mouse, 244 Wasliington street built abovit 
1704 by Rev. Jobn White, minister of tbe first Parish, wlio sold it to 
James Stevens wno kept a tavern tliere vmtil 1^40 wlien lie sold it to 
William Ellery by wliose descendants it is now owned and occvipied. 

Sargent-Murray-Giilman ii ovise, 4^ Middle street, bviilt by Jolin otevers 
in 1770. wno married Juditli, the d^vitsbter of Wintlirop Sargent. iVlr. 
Sargent was one ol tne founders of Universalism in (jloucester. After 
tlie deatli of Jonn Stevens, liis wldo^v married Rev. ».'olin JVlvirray, 
fovmder of Universalism m America and tliey lived nere several years. 
Later it became tlie home of Major r rederick Cjilinan and liere was born 
Rev. Samviel Cjilman, wno wrote fair riarvard and \\'as a celebrated 
Unitarian minister. rlere lived m tne middle of tbe nmeteentii centviry 
r atner riovigli, prominent as a citizen and a Umversalist. It is tlie 
finest Cole^nial bouse on Cape Ann, its parlor and ball being especially 
beautifvil. It is to be preserv'ed as a pviblic memorial to W mtlirop Sargent. 
Jobn and Jviditli Sargent Murray and Samuel (jilman. 

r reeman Hovise, on TvSsex avenvie, near rvimpmg Station, bviilt 1<^00. 
Byle s Tavern, 4Uo Kssex avenue, noted tavern of tbe eigbteentli century 
bviilt about 1700. Samviel Parsons House, 197 Western avenue, built 
1()90. Parsons Morse Hovise, 106 Western avenvie bviilt abovit 1713. 
On Witbam street at Joppa, many old bovises bviilt previovis io 17^0. 
one ol tliem tbe Parsons Hovise. 

Wbitteinore Hovise, 21 W^aslungton street, bvnlt 1^(;0. Rev. violin 
Rogers House, ()4 Middle street, bviill abovil l^'/O. Neliemiali Parsons 
House, 6S Middle street, bvxilt previovis to l/r^O. William Parsons 
House, oh Middle street, bviilt jjreviovis to 177.3. Pbilemon Haskell 

tavern, 54 Middle street, Imilt previovis to 1750. Col. vlosepli Foster 



(ILOrCKSTKK. MASSAC 'I irSKTTS 



T)! 



luniPe, 77 Midclle street, built about 1770. Rev. Kli P'orbes liouse, 40 
Middle street, Iniilt about 1770. William Dolliver bouse, 90 Middle 
street, built previous to 1770. Sanders House, 88 Middle street, built 




1764, now tiie Sawyer Tree Library, witli beavitilvil colonial interiors. 
Gilbert Home, 3 Western avenvie, built by Natlianiel Ellery 1750, 
alterward owned by Samviel (jilbert and bis son Addison (jilbert wbo in 
loob willed it to (jloviccster as a Home lor Aged Men and Women. 
Col. Jobn Stevens bou.'^e, O Angle street, built about 1770. Peter 
Dolliver House, 214 Main street, built about 1700. William Coas 
House, Kast Main street, opposite ferry Ivanding bviilt about 1750. 




BrookranK, r resbv\ater Uove. 2ob Western avenvie, bviilt by tlie ancestor 
ol Samuel Lj. Sawyer in 1714. 1 be iiome ol Mr. Sawyer lor many 

years. 

Tbese are but a few of tlie many old and interesting bovises of (jlovicester. 
1 liere are many otbers. Many an bour can proiitably be spent, in 
visiting tbem. m reading of tiieir bistory and of tbe people wbo eitber 
built or occupied tbem. Some ten years ago (jeorge H. Procter in a 
scries of articles viiider tbe pseudonym Old 1 imer wrote many interest- 
ing tilings abovit tbem and about Gloucester of tbe olden days, tliese being 
pviblisbed m tbe Glovicester Tunes. Witbin tbe past montbs Edward 
H. Lane bas written in 1 bo 1 imes deligbtfvu recollections of Wasbington 
street. 

Beside tbe important and valviable bistorics of Glovicester by Dabson and 
Pringle, tbe Memorial of tbe 1 wo Hvmdred and riftietb Anniversary, 
tlie Story of Dogtowii by Mann, In and around Gape Ann by Webber. 



52 



GLOUCESTER, MASSACTITSETTS 



tliG Fishermen s Memorial and Record Ijooks by Procter. UniverFaJisin 
m (jloucester oy Eddy, many otlier dooks, magazine articles, local articles 
in 1 ne 1 imes nave been written about tins old iislimg port. oucn 
writers as JViplmg, Elizabetn otuart Plielfis Ward. Uonnolly nave 
written novels that tell tne story ot its people. Eocal and otlier poets 
nave eontribvited m a deligntlvd way mucli of value. r or years noted 
artists nave come to (jlovicester and Uape Ann and noted scvuptors as 
well. riere every summer hundreds oi artists make tlieir nome and tne 
artists colonies are among tne larger ones in all JSlew England, and nere 
tney pxit onto canvas tne unrivalled glory or tne sea and tne snore, tne 
qviaint and crooked streets, tne old lasnioned nouses, tne lislier people, tne 
wliarvcs, tne beaches, the sand dunes and tlie wonderlvil skies and sunsets 
above the western lulls. 

Beside the many points ol interest to be seen in Cjlovieester to ^\dllch 
reference lias been made, the varied bvisiness activities are all well worth 
visiting and tliey are so many and so diversified that tliey fvirnish much 
material for study and inspection. At these varied establishments, visitors 
are always welcome and every possible courtesy is extended by those in 
charge. Not the least interesting are the wharves of (jloucester where 
one can visually see a Cjlovieester fisherman either just m from a trip or 
just getting ready to sail. JSlot once, bvit many times will the stranger 
visit these wliarves so redolent of the life of Cjlovieester. 






The publication of this booklet has been made iicssible by the 
c'<)-o])eration of the representative advertisers who have 
taken space within its covers. They are worthy of the 
patronage of all those whom the booklet may reach. The 
publisher of the booklet thus briefly wishes to express his 
appreciation of the kindness sfiown by these friends of his 
and of Gloucester. 



(Eap ^mi fallings ^mtli 

(ilnitccstn*, ^Mnss^ 



A Massachusetts Mutual Savings Institution 



Organized and Conducted under the 

Statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

for the Benefit of its Depositors 



Open Every Business Day 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Saturdays in addition for Deposits 

6.30 to 8.30 p.m. 




25 Years of Steady Growth 

FROM THE YOUNGEST 
TO THE STRONGEST 

1891 

TOTAL ASSETS 

$100,000. 

1916 

TOTAL ASSETS 

OVER $5,000,000. 

4% ON DEPOSITS 



C. E. Fisher. Pvpsident 
Isaac 1 a ten, Viee Pres. 



Cjeor<2e ri. Perkins. V lee Pres. 
iloraee A. Omitn. 1 reasvirer 



Use 



GAS 



COOKING 
FOR LIGHTING 
HEATING 



NO DUST, NO ASHES, NO WASTE 



Gloucester Gas Light Co, 



Phone 629-W 



Gloucester National Bank 

KstaMislicd 171H; 
Capital, $100,000. Surplus, $100,000. 

I Ih' coiiiplctciicss of llic s('|-\-i('(' fciidcriMl \)y 
lliis I*>;iiik. llic ;il)S()liitc ))i-()l('('ti(»ii of nil funds 
d('posit('(l in its custody, and tlic courtesy ;uid 
ii"('ii('i-al cflicicncy of its officci's and ('iui)loy('('s 
ai'c i-cs|)onsil>l(" for llic iiicrcasiii<j,- populai-ity 
<if this 1 1 1st i tut ion. 

\\ c iiixitc you to liccoinc one of our many 
salislicd (l('|>ositors. 

OKFICKKS 

Ili'iij, A. Siiiii h. I'l-c-iilciit 

I l:i iiv 1 1 . Ki'\iii,iii , \'icc Pi'i'sidcnt 

(icorjic I). Uncoil. \'ic(' I'rcsidcnt 

IvciiiM'tli .1. Kcr^usnii. (nsliicr 

J. A. STODDART, Proprietor Established 1876 

A. P. STODDART & CO. 
Engineers and Machinists 

Builders of Evaporating Glue Coils and Agitators 

X'csscl and ^'aclll Stcci-crs l)ooni IJuH'crs 

Sloop I'jiiiincs Cargo W'inclics 

l-'isli l''i lie ring .Macliincs 

Agents for Gasoline Marine Engines Steam and Gasoline Engine Repairing 

Shafting, Hangers, Belting, Pulleys, Pipe, Valves, Fittings, 
Engine Oils, Greases, General Supjilies, Etc., Etc. 

236 MAIN STREET GLOUCESTER, MASS. 



FRED. A. SHACKELFORD 

REAL ESTATE 

CAPE ANN SAVINGS BANK BUILDING 
GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 



REPRESENTING 

ESTATE OF MARIA L. PHILLIPS 

"STONE HAVEN ■ ROCKPORT 

•OCEAN VIEW PIGEON COVE 

SUMMER PROPERTIES 



Refreshing, Cleansing 

Invigorating 

Barker's 
Dental Paste 



Use Barker's 

Dental Preparations 




"From all over the World I have 
never found anything so thoroughly 
good." 

EDNA MAY. 



A pure white creamy paste made 
as a dental paste should be, with- 
out sugar or color. Its antiseptic 
oils give a refreshing feeling of 
health and cleanliness, the mouth 
has an effective disinfection, the 
teeth are kept clean, bright and 
polished. Large tubes, 25 cts. 

Sold 1)V S.S. riorcc ('(.., Huston 
Druy Mild Dcpt. Stoics KfiiiTMlh 




=3P 



W. D. Corliss & Co. 

GLOUCESTER, MASS. 

FORESTERS 

Moth Work and Spraying 
a Specialty 

Largest, Most Modern Equipment 
for Private Work on North Shore 

PERSONAL ATTENTION 

W. D. Corliss & Co. 



When You Need a Little Pleasure 
and Good Exercise, 
Visit the 

. . . Belmont . . . 
Bowling Alleys 



FRED S. LUFKIN, Proprietor 






INSURANCE 

SEE ME! 




JOHN A. JOHNSON 
At Gloucester National Bank Building 



m 



GRIFFIN 8c CO. 



DEALERS IN 



COAL 



WOOD 



50 COMMERCIAL STREET 
GLOUCESTER, MASS. 




WILLARD N. GRIFFIN 
FRANK D. GRIFFIN 





Olumplininits nf 



3[rcitiTtck ^{mtalits 




225 Mil ill St. Gloiieestor 

HOTEL SAVOY 

and 
Kiiiji*s Palm Garden 

Our Specialties 

Broiled Live Lobsters, Chicken Dinners 

Steaks, Chops, Salads 

Visit THE NEW Dntch Room 

J. T. KING, Proprietor 
A. B. FRAZIER, Manager 



Gloucester is The Style Center of The 
United States as far as Wash Dresses are 
concerned and 

North Shore Dresses 

Have made it so. 

.M;i(lc uiidcr Iili'.-il ( '(iiiilirKiiis liy ( ilourcstcr 
lIK'll ;lllil ( ildlK'cslcl' WdllHMI. SiiM ;il| over 

I he couiil ry ;mil cinit i-il)iuin^- to ( ildiiccstcr's 
rniiic wlicrcvci' t licy iirc sold. 

ROYAL MFG. CO., 6 Elm St. 

Harrii H. Revman, (oirner) 




Hawthorne Inn 

EAST GLOUCESTER 




Finest Location on the Harbor Side 




Modci'ii lioiiic I'ui'iiisliiniis ai'c rnscinatiiig. 
Malci'ials ami styles were never S(i chai'iuing. 

And this relleets the ^ood sense of the 
American People, and indicates the delight they 
have in making their homes attractive. 

For winter and sunimei- homes we are always 
prepared to furnish what you want. And many 
(iloucester ])eople. and many peo|)le who come to 
( llducester in t he sununer, are glad to know of the 

.\. .Manton Pattillo Store a little hit of Fifth 

.\ venue in (iloucestei-. 

fu Mid (lie Street 
GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 



GORTON'S 

CODFISH 



"NO BONES" 




Tlic clioicc of nil tlu' catcli. I''i-<»iii the time tlic lisli 
•AW (';\iii;iit llicy luv lian(ll(Ml with tlic most S('mj)ulous 
cletinliness. Tlic pure, wliitc steaks arc 1>oiumI and put 
up in nioisturc-i^i'oof packages hy hand. \^isitors arc 
\V(dc()inc in cvci'v })art of tlic model faetoi'V. 

.Ahuiv most delicious, wliolesome and economical dishes 
can he prepare(l tVom ( Jorton's ('odrish — noltones — not 
an ounce of waste. 

FREE 

BOOK OF RECIPES 

( )m- little hook of recipes is a handy thinu' to have in 
these days of high-pi'iccd meats. Sent on rc([uest. 

(;01{T0N-PE\\' KISIIKIMKS COMPANY, 
(iLOUCESTEU, MASS. 



J.'pt. 



Gloucester Electric Co. 



LIGHTING 
POWER 



Electric Motors in Stock 



Reliability of Service 
at Reasonable Rates 

Office, 102 Main Street 

Power Station, Vincent Street 

WILLIAM H. JORDAN. President 

FRED A. BARKER, Vice President 

ERNEST L. MUNGER, Superintendent 




We always have something in our choice stock to tickle the palate 
of those whose appetites need forcing a little. 

Saturday yve offer an unusually choice lot of fancy and staple groceries 
meats and provisions, and at prices, too, that are unusually reasonahle. 

Pay us a visit, Ladies. It will be mutually helpful. 



Shepherd's Sanitary Market 



PERKINS & CORLISS 



North Shore Wholesale Dealers 



in 



GASOLINE, OIL, TIRES AND AUTO SUPPLIES 



1, 3, 3 Middle Street, 



Telephone 200 



Gloucester, Mass. 



ROCKPORT GRANITE 



'J'liis Ix'nutil'ul architectural and Imildiii^- granite is one of Cape 
Ann's valuable assets. ROCKPORT GRANITE has heen used all 
over the United States, and is \V(dl-known I'oi- its henutiful eharaeter, 
endui'ing and everlhsting ([ualities. 

Jt is particularly adapted, owing to its toughness, to withstand 
heavy tratlic whei'c it is used for granite paving. 

The ([uan-ies for all classes of granit(> work have heen open since 
1S()4, and can guarantee first-class deliveries an«l W(irknianshi[) on 
all (dass(>s of work. 

ROCKPORT GR.\NITE is ohtained in a varietv of shades, 
SEA-GREEN, PINK and GPAV. 

Write to the nearest office and your communication will have prompt 
attention. 

New York, 21 Park Row. 

Represented by A. G. Maclnnis. 

Boston, 31 State Street. 

Chicago, Chamber of Commerce Building. 
Represented by J. D. Duffy. 

llockporf Granite Co., liookport, Ma««s. 

C. Harry Rogers, Treasurer and General Manager 



THE OLYMPIA THEATRE 



203 MAIN STREET 




The Olympia 'I'heatre is a thoroughly up-to- 
date theatre in every sense of the term. It forms 
a link in the chain of some twelve theatres 
owned by the Olympia Theatres, Inc., of which 
Mr. Nathan Gordon is president and seneral 
manager. The general offices are at i Tremont 
Row, Boston. Conducting so many houses 
under one management confers numerous ad- 
vantages, not the least being, obtaining films 
and turns of artists usually impracticable by a 
single house. The Olympia Theatre here holds 
about 1200 persons. The theatre gives a con- 
tinuous performance from 1..^0 P.M. to 10. M) P.M. 
and each show lasts on an average for about 
No house in the country can or does give a better show for the money 
and this fact is not only appreciated by the public but is universally acknowledged by 
the profession. The best moving pictures made are shown. At each performance are 
three first class vaudville acts and on Fridays there is "Bargain Da> " when four vaude- 
ville acts are given. The patronage of the house includes Gloucester and throughout 
the Cape, and in the warm season when the city is filled with summer visitors the house 
is always filled to full capacity. Patrons realize the high character of the performance 
and not in Lynn, Salem or even Boston can a better show bo seen, often at a higher 
price. The manager of the Gloucester house is Mr J. P. Kincaid, who is a native of 
this city. He has been in charge for over three years and has had six years experience 
of the moving picture and show business. His personality may be taken as a valuable 
asset, as he is practically well and favorably known to everybody. Gloucester is to be 
congratulated as regards the Olympia Theatre, affording as it does high class and 
superior entertainment. 



three hours. 



NEW TAFT HOTEL 

First Class in Every Respect 

Transient and Regular 

30 Sleeping Rooms Private Dining Rooms 

Ladies' Cafe and Grill Room 

ROOMS $1.00 PER DAY AND UP 

86-92 Main St. Gloucester, Mass. 



HOME FOR CAPE ANN FISHERMEN, 136 Eastern avenue. Gloucester. Mass. 

.lAMKS r. Cl.KI'.SON. SuixTiiittMidciit. 

The Trustees coi-dinlly iiivile \n\\ [c. \-i~ir Tlio Home, wliicli is 
open fur iiis|)eeti(>n evei'v (I;iv ill till' \veel< from nine ill the iiioniiii.L;' 
until six in the nftei'iioon . |)oii;ition> of money . clot hinii. iiml 

su|)])ne< will lie iiT;ltefully iickliowl ('( It^'ed . 

Sumner J). ^'ork. i'l'e-iilent Ti-ustees. 



fSl li il [51(c 



^[51 |i II 



(Emitplmuntts 



of 



n 



i^rtcu^ nf (Blmtccsta* 



n 



n 



I ID 



J □ I =1 D 



HP^ 


w^iiv^lfelaPk 3 


m 


r rWrn nP 


' >Sfi.Hrt^ isBVMb'Il 


v'^'VA 


\ mH^'^" 




1^ 


mK. 




1 


pS^lfn 




S 


pi 




...J 



LINCOLN HOUSE 



SWAMPSCOTT. MASS 



SEASON OF 1917 
WILL OPEN JUNE 30 



CHAS. H. BERGENGREN 

PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER 



The Busy Bee 
. . Restaurant . . 

74 Main Street 
for Ladies and Gentlemen 

The Best of Food, well 
cooked and rightly 
served by attentive wait- 
ers at Reasonable Prices. 

OPEN DAY AND NIGHT 



(!linup(iutcnt$ 



nf a 3]ricu^ 



CLARK THE PRINTER 

Rooms 2-3-4-5 TIBBETS BLOCK 



CHICAGO GLOUCESTER 



David H. Lane Company 
mackerel 

GLOUCESTER. MASSACHUSETTS 



R. W. IRVING, Mgr, 



(Eouipiinimts of a (3[rtm& of Oiloitcest^r 



(Cmupltnuntts of 



pyC^yjEiN John J.MacDonald 



Wholesale and Retail Dealer in 

Foreign and 
Domestic Fruit 

Telephone Goods Delivered 
82 Main St. 

GLOUCESTER, MASS. 



Practical Electrician 



Electric Wiring and Electric Supplies 
of Every Description 



Telephone Connection 

15 Washington Street 
Near Puritan Hotel 

Hranch — Slioio Rond. M.i^snolia 



"ONE WHO BELIEVES IN GLOUCESTER" 



Qlmuplininits nf 



22 Rogers St. Near Centre St. Waiting Room 

CITY LIVERY 

William H. Heed, Proprietor 

General Jobbing, 

Furniture and Piano Moving, 

Stylish Hacks for Weddings and Funerals, 

Gravel, Loam and Filling for Sale, 

Grit, Sand, Washed Gravel for Concrete Work, 

Day and Night Taxi Service and at arrival of All Trains, 

Prompt Service, Reliable Help, Careful Drivers, Satis- 
factory Prices. 

PHONE 877-R 



imh ®I]c Qlttu ^cixnriinV' 



LIBRftRY OF CONGRESS 



014 078 514 3 ^ 




